The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: faith

  • I am just sitting, pondering and thinking about wiping away a tear or two.

    Bird Droppings December 31, 2024 I am just sitting, pondering and thinking about wiping away a tear or two. Sitting here thinking of how to end 2024, and here goes. I was outside very early today to check the air and temperature. In the darkness, I could hear a great horned owl. It seemed there…

  • Bird Droppings December 11, 2024 Venting a bit on a Wednesday Morning I was slack with my daily photography and journaling the past week. I have missed a few days with doctor appointments and rain. Yesterday, I read several alarming posts on friends’ pages on Facebook and internet news sites. I followed links, and they…

  • Within the circle of life, infinity exists

    Bird Droppings December 8, 2024 Within the circle of life, infinity exists Resurrection By Susan Thomas Underwood The universe is energy in constant motion. There are ebbs and flows. Outcomes and income, And change…… Always change. The physical world reflects this motion. In the cycles of life, There is spring and fall, winter and summer,…

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

    Bird Droppings December 2, 2024 Waiting for a miracle on some occasions can take some time I wrote this piece nearly twenty years ago, and it still has a place in my heart. Miracle is a word used often by people of faith. It is an explanation for things that happen with no apparent cause…

  • Have we sold our souls for a few trinkets, or don’t want to die in Georgia?

    Bird Droppings November 27, 2024 Have we sold our souls for a few trinkets, or don’t want to die in Georgia? Morning is a special time for me; it is always a new beginning. Today, I left the house early; my wife called as she always does, and we talk while she drives to work.…

  • Looking in the direction of my journey in Life to start the morning

    Bird Droppings November 26, 2024Looking in the direction of my journey in Life to start the morning “Beginnings start in the east – from where the sun rises, we begin a new dawn. Each day is a good new day with a fresh beginning, a new start. East is the direction of the physical body…

  • Listening to a philosopher

    Bird Droppings November 14, 2024 Listening to a philosopher There was a beautiful sky this morning as I walked out, even in the rain. It was actually not too cold, which is surprising as the sky was clear. Thinking back about six years, I looked across the space between our house and the neighbors, and…

  • t is a new day, a new start, and always day one.

    Bird Droppings November 1, 2024It is a new day, a new start, and always day one. I am feeling old today; now that I am working on my seventh-fifth year of life, a cold front is coming in, and my bones are aching. Yesterday, I was thinking about savoring every minute; today, I am thinking…

  • Searching for integrity or is it a useless endeavor

    Bird Droppings October 24, 2024Searching for integrity or is it a useless endeavor “Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not…

  • Waiting for a miracle

    Bird Droppings September 28, 2024 Waiting for a miracle I wrote this piece nearly twenty years ago, and it still has a place in my heart. Miracle is a word used often by people of faith. It explains things that happen with no apparent cause and/or rationale. We all sit waiting for miracles, perhaps waiting…