Archive for August 2020
This I’ve Learned
I WAS THINKING…about the firefighters who sacrifice so much to battle the terrifying wild fires. I can’t even imagine how they could tolerate sometimes the three-digit temperature. But they have no choice. What we call being a HERO, they just call it their job. Words can’t even thank them enough, nor the homebound heroes, who…
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I WAS THINKING…how frustrating to be home bound and need to cover my face when I go out for essentials. I hate being restricted. Then I talked to a friend living in an Assisted Living home. She has been confined to one room and eating alone for about five months. The TV shared stories about…
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I WAS THINKING…how I hadn’t seen as many birds in my yard lately. Then it dawned on me that I needed to put bird seed in the feeder.It worked. They came. But I wonder…. how did the birds know? Do they fly around looking? Those seeds are pretty small.Do you suppose one scouts out and…
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I WAS THINKING…it would take a while, after I applied, to get my driver’s license. But here it was already. I wasn’t anxious to see my picture. I felt it wasn’t good when she took it, so I asked her if I could see it and maybe take it over. That didn’t happen. I wasn’t…
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I WAS THINKING…that I needed to donate the box of clothing before I dug through them andhang some back in my closet. I wondered if thrift shops were even taking donations now. The one I found was not only taking donations, but it was ‘Senior Monday’, 50% off everything for seniors. So, I stayed and rummaged…
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