Even if all men are created equal at birth, it doesn’t mean they necessarily grow up with access to equal resources and opportunities. Is it the role of a government to provide for a better quality of Life and Liberty so that the Pursuit of Happiness can be equally pursued?
Category Archives: Only the Short
Saith Me… Fog
If the day is so filled with fog that you can’t see past the nose on your face, at least be sure of where your nose is.
A good day to dye… fiber
Dying with ammonia is not nearly as pleasant as dying with vinegar, but cotton and bamboo are not as dye friendly as wool. Spilling a vinegar dye on my arm isn’t such a great concern. It will wash off if I get to it fast enough. It seems the blue ammonia based dye I mixed up to dye a shirt for my husband, simply won’t scrub off, no matter how quick my response is.
Oh and the smell….
Saith Me… Smiles and Rainbows
Crying, when life is hard, is not a bad thing, as life can look amazing through sparkling tears. Like the rain is needed for the rainbow, tears are often needed for the return of the smile.
Saith Me… Gratitude
We are taught to be grateful for the things in life which are pleasing, beautiful and seem easy, but if we try to have gratitude for the things which cause us discomfort, stress or seem hard, we may just find life to be filled with less anger, discord and frustration. We may even find ourselves growing in ways unforeseen. Learning to be grateful for the unpleasant aspects of life can often reveal unexpected treasures.
Learning from Life
A great moment in homeschooling: when you kids get old enough for most of their lessons to come from the world around them rather than from books. It’s like harkening back to the days when they were little and all their lessons came from the world around them instead of from books.
Missing Mom
Is there ever a time when sharing confidences, burdens, joys and adventures no longer require a grandmother’s ear or mother’s shoulder? Does the need for a mother’s embrace or a grandmother’s smile ever go out of style? Does one ever stop missing them once they are gone no matter how long it has been?
Husbands and children, sisters and brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends – the love of so many does not seem to fill the chasm left in one’s life after a mother is gone. Most days go by without mourning, but every so often your heart yearns to cry, “Mom, I miss you,” and your shoulders begin to quake and the tears begin to fall.
Do you ever stop missing your mom once your mom is gone? I think the answer is no…
Saith Me… Burdens and Blessings
Often the greatest burdens in life are also the greatest blessings, or result from the greatest blessings. Just like there is a fine line between genius and insanity, there is a fine line between burden and blessing. Hope for days more blessed than burdened, and remember without burdens life would be boring.
The Birds and The Bees
Back when I was still in high school, my grandfather, a dairy farmer by trade, decided to make sure I had a clear understanding of the birds and the bees.
Grandfather: Do you know how a woman gets pregnant?
Me: Yes, sir.
Grandfather: Do you know how a woman does not get pregnant?
Me: Yes, sir.
Grandfather: Good, remember that.
My take on this conversation – only abstinence prevented pregnancy. Thanks to Steven Colbert of the Colbert Report, I now know there is one other sure way to not get pregnant – “Be a man”.
Saith Me… The Crux
Support of Life,
Support of Choice,
The world demands we oppose one to have the other.
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*crux – a perplexing difficulty
Pithy Ponderings 