Blog

Why Bother to Mark the Halfway Point? Depending upon if you are an optimist or a pessimist will determine if you see January as halfway done or with still too many days to go. Since my personality leans toward finding the sunny side of a circumstance, I’m looking at the days behind me and well…

Why Bother to Recall Those Who Leave Their Impression? People remember people who leave lasting impressions on them. Good or bad, the memory remains and is called up in one’s mind on specific occasions. “I remember my fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Schneldon,” a friend says after I tell him I am teaching fourth grade.  “Who…

Why Bother To Consider That You Have What it Takes? I am a directionally challenged person. Though I know the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, I am still easily lost while driving in big cities, or jogging through subdivisions. Once, I even lost my way in a desert.  We’d gone…

Why Bother To Consider Your Names? My parents named each of their seven children after a saint. I was named after Saint Therese, “The Little Flower.” But, my mom decided to deviate from the spelling by dropping the h.  This particular spelling confused my elementary school teachers, Catholic nuns,  who were used to the spelling…