My one word for 2016 is FOCUS .  I'm getting tired of another year passing by without completing a goal I've had for several years. The urgent always seems to get in the way. Before I realize it, another day, weekend, month and then year have gone by. Let me tell you something. The older you get, the faster time seems to go by. This morning during my quiet time, I was so blessed as I read this Scripture: "In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation."  Psalm 5:3 (NIV) In o…

I'm a life long learner. I believe there's always something new to learn no matter what your age. So as 2015 comes to a close, I thought I'd take the opportunity to list some of the things I learned this past year. 1. I love teaching my very own class of little ones. I really didn't expect to have a second career.  For 25 years I worked as a cardiac nurse and finally retired. But sometimes life happens in unexpected ways. It's a long story but I'm now a preschool teacher. I'm so glad I worked with Heidi for four years first a…

Today I'm linking up for One Word Advent with Bonnie of Faith Barista . Our writing prompt for this week is LOVE . Oh that word love! As a young woman, my mother told me I was in love with love. You know, the romance; flowers, soft music, candlelit dinners. It was the ideal I had in my head. But life happens and love didn't always live up to that vision.  It became easy to cover my heart to shield it from any possible further pain.  But God's love is different.  Maybe you know the verse from 1 Corinthians 13 as love is described.  Love is pat…