Welcome to me being me and the hodgepodge of topics that make me who I am.
I have always been a fan of history – especially US History. I am drawn especially to two times in US history, the Civil War and World War 2. The first, I think because it happened on the lands where I have lived my life, The South, and I have The rest of the story
Gov. Roy Cooper proclaims 2024 the ‘Year of Public Schools’ by Laura Browne, EducationNC January 24, 2024 Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday proclaimed 2024 the “Year of Public Schools” and gave what he called his most urgent message in his career as governor — a call for a moratorium on The rest of the story
Today I celebrate epiphany and the end of our nativity journey (it’s a sad day). In some traditions the days of Christmas began December 26th and go through epiphany, in most they begin the 25th and end the day before epiphany (I suppose, I’m playing both sides ). This lovely The rest of the story
Today Marshall opened all his Advent Calendar. He snuggled his brother and us. Went to McDonald’s for a happy meal, visited with friends, and took his final ride in the jeep. To say we’re devastated doesn’t begin to express our grief, but we could no longer manage his pain, and The rest of the story
Silent Night was first performed on Christmas Eve 1818 at St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf, a village in Austria. The organ had broken and a young priest, Father Joseph Mohr, in a panic to keep the Christmas Eve service going took a poem he had written “Stille Nacht” brought The rest of the story