wisdom – sharing the stairs

What If…Love is the Only Word We Need

30 Dec 20202 Jan 2021

A whole bunch of buzzwords became part of our daily language in 2020. 😷Mask up. Quarantine. Contact tracing. ➕Positivity rates. Social ⏪⏩distancing. Contactless delivery. 🔒Lockdown. Self-isolation. Face covering. Face shields.…

What If…We’re Surprised

4 Dec 20205 Dec 2020

My husband doesn't typically read my 📝writings before publishing. He doesn't even ask about the topics. Although I sometimes want feedback while I'm working on a project, Ken prefers to…

What If…We Remember the Lessons of 2020?

14 Nov 202014 Nov 2020

We were sitting in a faculty meeting a few days ago. Faculty meetings look a lot different this year. When we had faculty meetings in previous years, the whole gang…

WhatIf…We Remember All of the Days

5 Sep 20205 Sep 2020

Ken and I forgot our 💍anniversary one year. It was the year of the Joplin tornado, and our anniversary fell during those first days after the storm. There was so…

Find Your Sages and Share Their Stories

My grandmother was a wise woman. She used to say that age was just a number and that she hoped to have "a lot of numbers!" This lady never acted…

People Remember How You Made Them Feel

I chose the title of this blog from my favorite Maya Angelou quote, which goes like this: "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but…

Flu Shot First Timer

I did something yesterday that I had never done before. I got a flu shot! I'm not sure why I've never had one before. Wait--I take that back. I know…

Lessons for the Valleys of Life

6 Oct 20186 Oct 2018

I have a friend at work who was recently diagnosed with cancer. He has been tested for just about every illness under the sun for the past few months with…

It’s Teacher Appreciation Day!

8 May 20188 May 2018

I've been a teacher for 28 years. My husband and I have five kids between us. Four of them have graduated high school. Our youngest will finish middle school this…

All You Have to Do is Reach for It

I'm currently reading Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer. If you haven't read this book, you might want to give it a try. The story is about a young man who grew…