Archive for February, 2007
02.25.07
Posted in family, learning at 11:14 pm by Mrs C.
My oldest daughter and her family took a group of college kids to a small town in Mississippi in January to help with the rebuilding. Since I finally have a picture I am re-posting this.
It has been over a year since Katrina and even though we see pictures of New Orleans up and running, many other places still look like a war zone. They helped one family frame a house that had to be torn down and another family to patch the roof of the home that they still were not able to live in - they were in a trailer on the property. The people in the trailer were the only ones remaining in an entire subdivision.
My daughter said so many of the places looked like ghost towns. Various church groups seem to be the only ones helping to rebuild. I guess American time and money are needed elsewhere.
” The shoemaker‘s children have no shoes“ might be an apt phrase in this case.
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02.19.07
Posted in learning at 2:24 pm by Mrs C.
I conducted a workshop last week about blogging and hopefully some of the people there were bitten by the blogging bug (there’s a new tongue twister for you).
So why should we blog? Mainly because every one of us has such interesting life experiences and points of view that others deserve to hear about.
For instance, a close friend of mine found out she has m.s. I know nothing about it and wanted her to tell me as much as she could. Somone else may be bipolar, or was on drugs, or survived an abusive childhood.
So many things that we couldn’t possibly have experienced, yet we need to know. With knowledge comes compassion and care for one another.
Even things like being in a new country and learning to speak English. I may feel that it’s mean to encourage a newcomer to read aloud to a small group, but they may feel slighted if they aren’t asked.
So many things we have experienced. And sometimes it isn’t easy to tell people. At least for me, I start crying at the drop of a hat when I talk about personal things. But to write is much easier and also therapuetic. Writing about the death of my great-grandaughter and my ongoing bouts of sorrow have helped me a lot.
So go ahead and blog. Not only superficial things, but blog what’s on your heart. Your words may bother some people, but they just might be exactly what someone needs to hear.
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02.03.07
Posted in family, learning at 6:33 pm by Mrs C.
How often do you check your statement when the charge card bill comes in? Or do you file it away, to be matched up with receipts one sunny morning when you have nothing else to do?
My sister rented a limo as a family gift and realized later that the charge was on her bill two separate times. Now had that been me, by the time I noticed it would have taken a year to get things straightened out.
Did I ever tell you that I hate talking about money? I like to spend it and forget about it.
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Posted in family at 5:41 pm by Mrs C.
Think for a minute. How would you manage without a kitchen? What if you had a frig and stove, but nothing else? No sink, no cupboards, no counters. Well, that is my youngest daughter’s kitchen these days. No kitchen for the next nine weeks, until new cabinets are made.
I am obviously getting old - the thought of it gives me nightmares.
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