Bird Droppings December 22, 2015 Understanding the symbols of life I was recently in a discussion about child by four years old can identify hundreds of symbols. McDonalds, Burger King etc. Yet most cannot identify a single bird, tree or flower. This was not a discussion from my house since my own children grew up…

Bird Droppings December 17, 2015 Have YOU been Naughty or Nice I have a friend doing random acts of kindness currently. She committed to an act of kindness every day. I try and live my life that way and I do make mistakes. But each day now she posted her act. At first I was…

Bird Droppings December 15, 2015 Sometimes there is Risk It has been nearly a year since I drove my wife to work and while heading back caught sight of a glorious sunrise beginning. By the time I got to the house I had a few minutes to run in side and get a decent camera…

Bird Droppings December 14, 2015 Example is such a simple lesson plan “We taught our children by both example and instruction, but with an emphasis on example, because all learning is a dead language to one who gets it second hand.” Kent Nerburn, The Wisdom of the Native Americans I have over the years looked…

Bird Droppings December 11, 2015 Longing for the simplicity I was thinking back a few years around this time. My reading and writing was taking a beating with the getting ready for the end of the semester, a trip to North Carolina and new grandbaby, and driving my wife to and from work since she…

Bird Droppings December 10, 2015 Waiting for a miracle Miracle is a word used often by people of faith. It is an explanation for things that happen with no apparent cause and or rationale. It seems we all sit waiting for miracles perhaps waiting for that solution to pop up, to show its self and…

Bird Droppings December 9, 2015 What do we really know? “Teachers are one of the most important resources a nation has for providing the skills, values and knowledge that prepare young people for productive citizenship – but more than this, to give sanctuary to their dreams and aspirations for a future of hope, dignity and…

Bird Droppings December 4, 2015 Do more than belonging It has been quite a while since I was unable to walk out first thing in the morning whether weather or being lazy it was not a good morning to venture out and I think the dog knew it as well and slept in. A semester…

Bird Droppings December 3, 2015 Can we find answers outside our windows? It is a colder today than weather we have had and on the news again that is too frequently, another shooting. We can argue gun control but it would be meaningless. This morning while watching the news my wife mentioned that she has…

Bird Droppings December 2, 2015 Can you give it one more try? “You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out, but you gotta suit up for them all.” Satchel Paige often attributed to J. Askenberg Teachers at my school judge seasons by testing season not weather. I am sitting here this morning…