The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: faith

  • Hunting for the right words on a spring morning

    Bird Droppings March 21, 2026Hunting for the right words on a spring morning “The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart, head, and hands.” Robert M. Pirsig, American author Whether we are trying to offer a few words of condolence to friends whose loved ones have passed away or trying to…

  • Individuality can be a lonely journey for some of us, a lifelong pathway.

    Bird Droppings March 17, 2026Individuality can be a lonely journey for some of us, a lifelong pathway. It was fifteen years ago that I walked out about 1:30 AM this morning, taking our westie for her constitutional, and off in the pines that are within a hundred feet of our house, several hundred acres of…

  • We need LOVE

    Bird Droppings March 2, 2026We need LOVE Sometimes we use the word “love” so easily. It gets used daily by many folks, yet do we truly have any conception of what we speak. I was just in a conversation, and the word “love” came up, and I responded that we each have our own understanding…

  • Thinking for a minute about what to write and trying not to be political

    Bird Droppings February 25, 2026 Thinking for a minute about what to write and trying not to be political Over the past few weeks, I have read several blogs and emails about counting sheep, and last night, I lay down to get some sleep after a long day and a long week of ankle issues,…

  • Patience

    Bird Droppings February 15 2026 Patience Since 2003, I have pondered the idea of a book, Bird Droppings, a teacher journal. The idea came from my daily postings I was using with students and started sharing through social media in the early days, with email and MySpace. In 2009, I began using WordPress for my…

  • Perhaps I had a vision while walking and driving under the moonlight.

    Bird Droppings February 6, 2026 Perhaps I had a vision while walking and driving under the moonlight. In my crazy way of looking at reality, I will gauge my day on my morning observations. Today, thirteen deer, a gray fox, and a harrier. I have been trying to get a good photo of the Hrrier…

  • Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren the stories so they can be told again

    Bird Droppings February 3, 2026 Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren the stories so they can be told again I have been lazy lately. I have been reading my dissertation and working on a chapter for a book with some friends, but I have not pulled it up in a few days. My title…

  • Children are being taught as they walk through life.

    Bird Droppings February 2, 2026Children are being taught as they walk through life. It is a beautiful winter day outside, and quiet after a crazy couple of days of severe weather. It seems the solitude of the country has changed rapidly over the past year. A developer bought our subdivision and has built 30 more…

  • Wind in the trees can be peaceful or bring fear.

    Bird Droppings January 13, 2026Wind in the trees can be peaceful or bring fear. I was sitting at my computer, thinking back to three years ago, when several storms had come through the area. Just before I went to bed, according to the weather, we would get another storm during the night. My granddaughter was…

  • 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…