Young Jackson James turned three today. Four years ago, Ruth and I didn’t think we’d have a third grandchild. I’m pretty sure his conception was planned even though he was conceived, and born, during the covid crisis. We knew his birth was on the horizon when I called to check in with Kate one late …
Author: Robert
Hands
We hold hands for a variety of reasons: security, relaxation, show respect, connect with others, and as a sign of affection. I’m sure there are others, but I think number one is security. Touching someone in such a manner has a calming effect. When we’re young we hold hands with our parents when we cross …
A Brief Observation
This picture popped up on one of my social media links. I don’t know where it came from, and you may have already seen this, but I thought I’d offer a brief observation. Enough said.
Bird Walks and Eva
When I was an elementary school principal, Madelyn Hunter was one of several educational gurus that I followed. She had a model for effective teaching that outlined the important parts of a good lesson plan. I encouraged my staff to use her model. Some did, some didn’t, but most at least gave a look see …
My Left Shoulder
I met with a second surgeon regarding my left shoulder last week. He’s a sports medicine expert, specializing in shoulders. He had a new ex-ray taken when I arrived and reviewed an electronic copy of my cat scan and MRI. We talked a bit as he pulled on my arms and rattled statistics to his …
Birthday Girls
Elizabeth’s birthday is today. She was born on March 10, 1977. David was twenty days short of turning two and Michael followed BZ exactly fifteen months later. Ruth and I were knocking on 30’s door. The 10th was a Thursday. Ruth had taught through the prior Friday, beginning her maternity leave that day. She visited …
Eyes on the Prize
When I went off to college in the fall of 1965 I planned to become an attorney. I really didn’t know what an attorney did other than wear a suit to work and use his brain rather than his back to make a living. Most of the men I knew used their back. I had …
Coffee’s Ready
When I was a kid my mom and dad had a percolator to make coffee. They put water in the pot, ground coffee in a metal basket, inserted the basket into a metal tube that fit inside the percolator bottom, put the top on the percolator, placed the percolator on the kitchen stove, and fired …
Again
The 27th of the month has had a new meaning for me for the past several months. This month’s 27th meant Young Jackson James turned two-years and eleven months old. It also marked the seventeenth month since Ruth’s accident. Last month I completed a blog on the morning of the twenty-seventh. The final touch was …
Bishop Bob
Canadian Lakes and the Tullymore Country Club are in the middle of Amish country. I’m not sure what the Amish population is, but there are miles of Amish farms near us. If you come to visit, you’ll encounter a buggy, or two, no matter where you go. We had similar buggies near our Lake LeAnn …