On our Spyder trip through Utah, we decided to stay one more day in Salt Lake City to hear the Mormon Tabernacle Choir on Sunday morning. To insure a seat, we arrived at 8:45 and were greeted by several men and women available to answer questions and make our visit comfortable and easy. We were surprise the choir was singing, the orchestra was playing, and camera crews were … [Read more...]
Sad hummingbird story
I know little about this blog topic, hummingbirds. I admit though I know more now than a year ago because I have seen their little nests and eggs. We also went to a hummingbird banding and presentation by the San Pedro River in Southern Arizona. The speaker told us twelve different species of hummingbirds migrate through their area, and most are Black Chinned. They usually lay … [Read more...]
Memories of my mother
My mother, Mildred Zora Goble, passed Dec. 21, 2007. She was 86. It has been nine years. My younger sister said, “We miss them (both parents) more, because we had them for so long.” I so agreed. My new project of rural women’s stories makes me yearn for my mom’s story. Hearing what she remembered would have been a true gift. I wonder what events would have been laced with … [Read more...]
Sisterly Love…
January 22, 2016 My second sister Zella told me this story when she was seventy-five. She is a real story teller. This story started with, “What I loved most….” She started talking and then she stopped. She was finished. She sat quietly looking into the distance, and then she laughed. “What I loved most was truthfulness, which was hard to learn. I have trouble telling the … [Read more...]
Sister’s strength and faith – TWO
My sister Patty is now in day sixteen of leukemia treatment. Seven days of chemo started on Friday the 2nd. Then there was seven days of waiting. On day fourteen bone marrow was taken, and today she received the dreaded results. She needs zero cancer cells in her body, or she gets no bone marrow transplant. Day fourteen was tough. That was the day we shaved her head. Her long … [Read more...]
Sister’s strength and faith
She had a call from her doctor on Thursday afternoon explaining the results of her blood tests. She was in the hospital Thursday night, and receiving chemotherapy Friday. Initially I was in denial, asking questions, and trying to make sense of what I was hearing. I called her and felt calmer upon hearing her voice, and knowing she was optimistic and hopeful. I cried like a … [Read more...]
What is a story? What is your story?
What is a story? What is your story? A story is anything you choose it to be. It can be as simple as describing a flower blowing in the breeze or as complex as your entire life. It can be something you did on Sunday or what broke your heart when you were ten years old. Every day holds a multitude of stories. Every fiction or non-fiction book is a collection of stories. A song … [Read more...]
Connect with grandchild by vacationing together
Connect with grandchild by vacationing together I just returned from San Francisco with my thirteen year old granddaughter. We were gone a full week and had a blast. We toured, biked, shopped, walked, and ate until we were exhausted; a good tired. It was just the two of us; just Grandma Jenn and one thirteen year old granddaughter. We were together 24/7; quite a … [Read more...]
American freedom began with our independence
American freedom began with our independence Quotes have always inspired and entertained me. In fact, as a rural teacher and counselor and would write a different quote on the board every day. They teach us so much and usually in one statement. Here are a few related to the Fourth of July, America, and Independence Day that made me feel GOOD. ( … [Read more...]
Remembering Lee Goble, my dad
Remembering Lee Goble, my dad Happy Father’s Day, Daddy! Yes, I am WWAAAYYYY past puberty and I still call my dad the endearing name, “Daddy.” Speaking it makes me smile. As I remember my dad on this Sunday morning I give him a dad rating of “four or five” on a scale of one to ten (one awful and ten fabulous). That is because I barely knew him until I was an adult … [Read more...]
On the road again
On the Road Again... There are few activities in life as freeing as the wind in our hair, a birds view of passing landscape, and pure creative thought. Such is a motorcycle trip through the rural southwest back roads. This week our trike took us from AZ to CO. Yes, there was intense heat, abusing wind, and rain. But still, a great release from the chaotic life we … [Read more...]
What makes me cry
What makes me cry Memorial Day is one of my favorite days of the year. Why? Two reasons: 1) I LOOOOVVE America and I am SOOOO grateful for the men and women who have fought for our freedom. 2) I run in the 10K Bolder Boulder and sit in Folsom Field Stadium at the University of Colorado and cry with no shame. I stand and clap through the whole Memorial Day Tribute: Presentation … [Read more...]
Happy Mother’s Day Mother – and Thank YOU!
Happy Mother’s Day Mother – and Thank YOU! My remarkable mother died in 2007 at the age of 86, right before Christmas. I miss her. I wish I could again thank her and tell her I love her. I would especially like to give her a hug. Without her parenting and influence I would be a totally different person today. Her name was Millie, short for Mildred, and she was beautiful, … [Read more...]
UNITED WE STAND – I wish
UNITED WE STAND – I wish "United we stand, divided we fall" is a phrase that has been used in mottos, from nations and states to songs. The fable seems to have originated with Aesop who was a slave in ancient Greece during the 6th Century B.C. I believe we all need to examine and live by those simple words. Our Republican and Democratic political parties, those made up of … [Read more...]
Why I write
Why I write I saw this quote by Shannon Alder on www.goodreads.com/quotes and loved it. It is true for me for sure! Enjoy and keep writing; it is good for our mental health. “I write to find strength. I write to become the person that hides inside me. I write to light the way through the darkness for others. I write to be seen and heard. I write to be near those I … [Read more...]