The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: christianity

  • Can we ever really get forgiven? It is more than words; it is an action.

    Bird Droppings January 12, 2026Can we ever really get forgiven? It is more than words; it is an action. “Thou must be emptied of that wherewith thou art full, that thou mayest be filled with that whereof thou art empty.” St. Augustine As I grow older, I find our window in this reality is getting…

  • Waiting for a miracle on some occasions can take some time.

    Bird Droppings November 10, 2025 Waiting for a miracle on some occasions can take some time. I wrote this piece over twenty years ago, and it remains a cherished part of my heart. Miracle is a word often used by people of faith. It is an explanation for things that happen with no apparent cause…

  • Should we be pondering the idea of faith or maybe trust?

    Bird Droppings November 3, 2025Should we be pondering the idea of faith or maybe trust? “Modern technology advanced in such tiny increments for so long that we never realized how much our world was being altered, or the ultimate direction of the process. But now the speed of change is accelerating logarithmically. It is apparent…

  • Trust and how we have such a hard time with it

    Bird Droppings  September 21, 2025Trust and how we have such a hard time with it So many special events coming up, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and more “possible” rain to end this dry spell, and best of all, three more weeks till fall break. If I were to go out and cut down a tree, I wonder…

  • Walking and listening among the Cotton Woods

    Bird Droppings September 10. 2025 Walking and listening among the Cotton Woods I walked outside earlier, as I do many mornings, listening, observing, trying to understand this reality I am walking about within. The sky was brilliant this morning, with a slight haze settling over the lake and the cornfield and a few visible clouds.…

  • We are only a small part of all that is.

    Bird Droppings August 15, 2025 We are only a small part of all that is. It is often very difficult for some to accept being simply a part of and not the central focus of life around them. I was watching the beginning of the movie Seven Pounds, and in the first scene or two,…

  • Sometimes, simply setting the example is the best teacher.

    Bird Droppings August 14, 2025Sometimes, simply setting the example is the best teacher. It has been an interesting week. I did my usual, chasing sunrises and looking for deer and other creatures. I spent a good bit of the mornings taking advantage of the wet, dreary weather and poor light and getting some rather interesting…

  • Why do we wish, wonder, and wait?

    Bird Droppings July 9, 2025 Why do we wish, wonder, and wait? “Calamity is the perfect glass wherein we truly see and know ourselves.” William Davenant It has been nearly twenty years since we moved in and found ourselves in this house.  I wasn’t sure where to start. Several ideas have been running through my mind…

  • How capable do we need to be?

    Bird Droppings July 8, 2025 How capable do we need to be? What a contrast to only a few weeks ago, as the sun was hiding, I went out in the wee hours with a hazy sky. A gentle wind blew, wind chimes ringing peacefully, and frogs chirping in the pines and oak trees. I…

  • How do we know we have grown up?

    Bird Droppings June 27, 2025How do we know we have grown up? “The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise.” Alden Nowlan Earlier this week, a former student posted a simple line…