Jump Right In To Fall

Happy first day of fall. In kindergarten rooms across the nation, I’m thinking there are changes. A fall decoration, doubtless, adorns the door. Inside, children and teacher step into a new unit on autumn. My kindergarteners learned math, science, language skills through units. They  would look for signs of changing seasons and fall was a […]

Grandma Blessings

  The Lord bless thy bones that they creak not neither pop loudly when thou sittest down and when thou risest up. The Lord bless thine eyesight so that it can see the intricate workings of thy grandchildren’s technology. The Lord bless thy mind so that it understandeth the intricate workings of thy grandchildren’s technology. […]

Learning Time

School has started in my neck of the woods–children and teachers returning to fresh adventures, seeing old friends and making new ones. Hopefully, this will be a fun-filled, safe year for all. I wondered, as I looked out at bird baths this morning, if birds need to learn bird-things from their parents, or if it […]

Cloud Animals

Dr. Fitzhugh Dodson, Ph.D. included my poem about clouds in his Give Your Child a Head Start in Reading, available on Amazon. Fluffy, friendly dragons float across the sky   Shapes of whales and dinosaurs that swim and soar and fly. I like to watch the changing clouds, their shapes are fun to see, And as […]

The Cornfield in the Moonlight

The Cornfield in the Moonlight

The Cornfield in the Moonlight by Blanche Manos The cornfield in the moonlight, when the shadows dance and sway Is not the same at midnight as it is throughout the day. The field is hushed at midnight; the world has gone to sleep, But the cornstalks nod and rustle at the mysteries they keep. Who […]

Irreplaceable Man of the House

Irreplaceable Man of the House

Joseph must have been a good man, but beyond that, God chose him to be the perfect earthly father for Jesus. Joseph was protective of Mary and her Son. He could have divorced her or “put her away privately” when she told him she was pregnant, but he did neither because he loved Mary. Scripture […]