The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: faith

  • Taking small steps is a key component of patience

    Bird Droppings September 30, 2025 Taking small steps is a key component of patience “Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great   ambitions.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow How many times are we told “take your time”? So often in life, we are anxious to get the job finished or…

  • Glistening of wisdom on a gossamer strand

    Bird Droppings September 29, 2025 Glistening of wisdom on a gossamer strand Many years ago, I was sitting alongside a fence in a field far away from houses and people, and I watched a spider spin a web. We see webs all around, and I read there are thousands of spiders per acre in any…

  • 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.…

  • Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren; the stories.

    Bird Droppings September 3, 2025 Grandparenting/Teaching is telling our students and grandchildren; the stories. I have been lazy lately. I have been reading over my dissertation, working on a chapter for a book with some friends, but I have not pulled it up in a few days. I am finishing up the first three chapters…

  • Being reborn so often takes a religious twist. I see it as listening with the heart.

    Bird Droppings August 29, 2025 Being reborn so often takes a religious twist. I see it as listening with the heart. So often in life, we hear words, rationalize those utterances, develop an opinion, and then logically state a response. I returned to a conversation discussing existentialism with my granddaughter one night nearly eleven years…

  • I am told there is a reason.

    Bird Droppings August 18, 2025 I am told there is a reason. Early today, I should not get into disagreements on Covid, and I try to avoid it. I have strong feelings about vaccines, being a polio survivor, and I mentioned I was one of the lucky ones who survived. I started back to teaching.…

  • 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…

  • Being reborn is listening and seeing with our heart.

    Bird Droppings August 13, 2025 Being reborn is listening and seeing with our heart. So often in life, we hear words, rationalize those utterances, develop an opinion, and then logically state a response. I returned to a conversation discussing existentialism with my granddaughter one night nearly twelve years ago as she cooed and babbled, trying…

  • Wind in the trees

    Bird Droppings August 9, 2025Wind in the trees Over the past weeks, we have had nearly ten inches of rain, and storms have come through the area. Just before I went to bed a few nights ago, we were to get another in the morning; now, it is clear through Sunday. Several times, a few…