Posted in Family, Parenting, Shadows and Black Clouds

Nursery Chimes: Silence Stills Joy

Joy is the giggly giver of happiness, smiles, and laughter. Ahh, laughter, my all-time favorite sport… and I think I am pretty darn good at it too. I could earn trophies for the following laughing events:

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Loudest Laugh – Sounds like a megaphone roar

Longest Laugh – The funny moment replays in a loop, resulting in 70,000 minutes of hilarity

Crying Laugh – A transition from the longest laugh, ending in heaving moans, eye spillage, and remnants of giggles. 

Nervous Laugh – Pretending to get the joke 

Post-Humorous Laugh – Finally getting the joke

Mirror-Length Laugh – Laughing at your own jokes as if a true comedian were in you presence

Har-de-Har Laugh – Filled with sarcasm over a non-funny incident. Moms and teachers often participate in this event. 

Beyond laughing, it makes me even happier when I can induce others to join in the merriment. I’m on a constant mission to find more light in this wacky world and share it with you. I love telling funny stories.  Continue reading “Nursery Chimes: Silence Stills Joy”

Posted in Mother Nature, Shadows and Black Clouds

Withstanding the Winds

Last night, the Meadville wind was a party animal hooting, hollering, and banging throughout our neighborhood.

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As I drifted in and out of sleep, I took comfort in listening to the windstorm, cuddled in my cozy bed. Eventually, I endured a vivid dream battling the wind.  Continue reading “Withstanding the Winds”

Posted in Holidays, Shadows and Black Clouds, Sunshine and Happiness

It’s a Wonderful Life: Christmas Classic Inspires Teens

I have been showing Frank Capra’s movie, It’s a Wonderful Life to my middle and high school English students for twenty years. This is a Christmas classic that many kids have never seen, so I feel privileged to be in a position to share this with a young, impressionable audience. I realize the timeless value of this film, it’s powerful messages, and thought provoking characters and can’t imagine a Christmas season without it.  

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Continue reading “It’s a Wonderful Life: Christmas Classic Inspires Teens”