Category: The Light Side

School Memories

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A new school year brings warm memories of my elementary-high school years. Maybe you will resonate with a few of my ABCs or have some of your own.

A — Alphabet letters displayed above the board in caps & lower case

B — Bells that defined class times

C — Crayons, all those sharp points lined up & ready

D — Desks & dividers with colored tabs

E — Erasers, clean and pink

F — First day with its jitters & joy

G — Gym class, not! (my least favorite class)

H — Homework & highlighters

I — Index cards bundled in a rubber band

J — Journals, and journeys into new areas of learning

K — Kids to meet and old friends  

L — Lunch boxes (yes, I’m dating myself)

M — Markers, broad and thin line

N — Notebooks color-coded for different subjects

O — Organizers & getting organized

P — Pens of varying styles & sharpened pencils

Q — Quizzes, but not pop-quizzes

R — Reading—reading books & reading class

S — Science class with fun experiments

T — Textbooks, used or new, with brown paper bag covers

U — United States Flag and the Pledge of Allegiance

V — Volumes of books in the library

W — World maps and a globe displaying far off places

X — X-ing out my homework assignments

Y — Yellow markers and legal pads

Z — Zippers on my new pencil case and backpack

Finding Hope, 65 Meditations for a Broken Heart

I Love Ls

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I love the laughter and levity that lightens life.

I love long-time friends who love me well and lift me up.

I love looking, and looking again—lapping up natural beauty, learning from books, and lingering over old photos.

I love licking ice cream cones and lollipops.

I love lilacs, lavender, and lilies of the valley

I love the bright color and tart taste of lemons and limes.

I love sweet lattes, layer cakes, lemon bars, key lime pies, and licorice sticks.

I love the glow of lamplight shining from windows and logs in a firepit with flames leaping.

I love a lazy day of lounging by a lake, lulled by the sound of lapping water.

I love long-lashed llamas, lions and leopards, and the less-familiar lemmings and lemurs.

I love the library (just ask my librarian) and reading written letters on a page,

I love lasagna and lobster over linguine served with long loaves of fresh bread.

I love sitting on a loveseat with my littles, singing lilting lullabies to them.

I love the femininity of lace and lockets and a touch of lipstick.

I love to see locomotives lumber by and the promise of adventure in a stack of luggage.

I love Labor Day heralding school’s return with its list of supplies, new lunch boxes, and shiny combination locks.

I love learning and listening, lying peacefully and longing for deeper understanding.

I love leaves that adorn our landscape with countless shades of green, soon to change color. And I love a new leaf of life that changes our personal landscapes.  

I love the Lord and the love He showers on me that, hopefully leaks out to bless others.

What “L” have I missed? Do you have a favorite?

Finding Hope, 65 Meditations for a Broken Heart

Relaxing

Glimmerglass State Park
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Glimmerglass State Park—66 degrees and sunnier than it appears—whitecaps from a strong breeze and gentle waves lapping the shore.

Rich and I are enjoying some down time in Cooperstown—so no post this week! The scenery is beautiful and the quiet delightful. Until next week, enjoy spring’s glorious unfolding.

Finding Hope, 65 Meditations for a Broken Heart