The daily meanderings of a teacher

Tag: quilting

  • It takes more than one strand to make a rope.

    Bird Droppings June 4, 2025It takes more than one strand to make a rope. I opened a Matthew Fox daily meditation, which was based on Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk. Merton’s words were of his Celtic heritage and his grandmother’s family name, Bird. I found it interesting as I know my grandmother’s family came from…

  • Life is making a quilt it requires many pieces and many more stitches

    Bird Droppings May 8, 2025Life is making a quilt it requires many pieces and many more stitches Nearly eighteen years ago, my wife told me that my mother said this would be a joyous time as we celebrated my father’s life on a Sunday. She said we even have a snow cone machine, and I…