Seventh Inning Stretch
I’m not a huge baseball fan, but I thoroughly enjoyed attending the College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. I haven’t been for a few years now but I still remember the thrill of finding a parking spot on one of…
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Angels Wear Plaid
Noticing life out loud since 2011
Category Creative Weather
Show up anyway.
There’s No Place Like Home
Second to Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella, my favorite childhood movie is The Wizard of Oz. Back in the days before On Demand, Netflix, Redbox, and hundreds of cable stations playing the same movie over and over again were the days…
Going the Distance
A few weeks ago I expressed my love for the classic Disney films and the recurring theme of wishes and dreams being fulfilled. Characters overcome obstacles, find courage and beauty from within, and learn that wishes really can come true.…
Through the Looking Glass
For the past six weeks I’ve woken up on Saturday morning made a pot of coffee, written in my journal, and raced to my laptop to write about the previous week’s lesson. That was not the case this week; I…
In Living Color…
For years I was baffled as I watched an animated version of Samantha sweep through the black sky and twinkling white stars, loop through the air to draw the B in Bewitched with her broom, followed by the caption, “Now…
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall…
I have to admit I enjoy a good love story every now and again and there’s nothing more romantic than listening to a beautiful song in candle lit darkness in the arms of a lover. I think even men secretly…
Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust…
Yesterday I started out with a plan and it turned into an adventure. The original idea was to ‘kill two birds with one stone’ by going to the Garden of Reflection, a local memorial for the victims of 9/11 for…
Decisions… Decisions…
Sometimes my brain works faster than my fingers on the keyboard or my pen on paper and I can’t decide what to write next. I had lots of fun the last time I did a poll, so I thought I’d try it again…
A Spoonful of Sugar
For some reason when I read the introduction to week three, Discovering a Sense of Perspective, I flashed back to the second movie I remember seeing as a child, it was a ‘date’ with my uncle and we saw Mary Poppins. The…
Star Light, Star Bright…I Wish I May, I Wish I Might…
I love the classic Disney films because most often they are about wishes and dreams being fulfilled. From Cinderella to Simba, the characters overcome obstacles, find the courage to follow their dreams, discover beauty within themselves, and learn that wishes…