“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” -St. Francis of Assisi From eQuilter.com As a child living in a struggling household, I attended a one-room school house in rural Wisconsin. The snow fell thick on the corn stubbed fields surrounding our school as the wind whistled around the […]
Category Archives: Memories
“Women are like tea bags: You never know how strong they are until they’re in hot waters.” Eleanor Roosevelt The news that a senior citizen like myself needed to stay inside for protection from a virus left an unsettling feeling. What could I do with all the time? Day after day of isolation from meetings, […]
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” -Maya Angelo Veteran’s Day. A time of remembering. A bitter sweet day because I do remember. I cannot stop remembering Dave. Some of the details about Dave Nelson’s physical attributes are sketchy. Like his height, the exact color of his hair parted […]
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“An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break.” – An ancient Chinese belief A new baby in the family. Joy bursts untethered as the parents, grandparents, extended family, and friends prepare for the arrival of the […]
“All I want is to share a lifetime with you.” – Vern Lampos Like every bride, shopping for the wedding gown morphed into a major event. As a second year teacher in an urban setting, my bridal budget resembled an ostrich egg. My mother, a retiree living on social security, insisted on buying my nuptial […]
“Without the aid of home front women warriors, maintaining the needs of the country and the military during the war would have been impossible.” – Sue Reich The Grannies Quilt The call for quilts to help in the war effort fell onto the ears of many on the home front who knew how to wield […]
“When a child of the streets stands before you in rags, with a tear-stained face, you cannot easily forget him. And yet, you are perplexed what to do. The human soul is difficult to interfere with. You hesitate how far you should go.” -Charles Loring Brace Ever felt invisible? The waifs on the streets […]
“We may think we are nurturing our garden, but of course it’s our garden that is really nurturing us.” Jenny Uglow The circle of the seasons is in completion. Autumn breezes blow crisp leaves across the soil now planted with dwarf peas for ground cover. Raised beds that stood tall with green stalks and flowing […]
“With its clubs for recreation, its coffee and doughnuts in the forward areas… (with) the devotion and warmhearted sympathy of the Red Cross girl.. The Red Cross has often seemed to be the friendly hand of this nation, reaching across the sea to sustain its fighting men.”- Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1945 Photo […]
Photo from peoplesbanktheatre.com The music filled the Dorothy Meneker Theatre with 110 voices singing in four part harmony backed by live musicians playing violins, flutes, cellos and muted drums. The words formed inspiring images of reaching for dreams and finding them attainable by one thing: believe. The message from the song “Believe” from the hit […]