We should always be mindful that young children want to be like their parents (or other primary caregivers). That's the message of the following lyric especially for dads of boys. Just as little girls like to walk in the high heels of their moms, little boys relish scooting along in their daddies' seemingly gigantic shoes; … Continue reading Watch Your Step, Daddy
If you can imagine a guitar pickin' country song which pours out grief over a lost love while moving along to an easy tempo, give my modern ballad lyric a read and maybe even a listen should your head and your heart hear a melody which matches its soulfulness. Verse 1: When we were first … Continue reading Forever Is Such a Long Time
Having been a mother of teens and teacher of teens, and now being a grandmother of teens, may I humbly share with you my reflections on how to reach out to the defiant adolescent in your home. Certainly there are no fool-proof prescriptions for dealing with children during the transitional years from childhood to adulthood. … Continue reading How to Reach Out to Your Rebellious Teen
I'd like to share with you a Classy Gospel Lyric I've written about putting faith into action, showing that you really believe what you say you do. My lyric is based on the Old Testament story of Joshua who became the leader of the tribes of Israel after the patriarch Moses died. Joshua instructs the … Continue reading You Gotta Get Your Feet Wet!
Here's a poem I sent to WHAS Radio personality Milton Metz after his last evening broadcast of "Metz Here" in 1993. I still have my scribbled rough draft and his gracious handwritten thank you note. METZ HERE As we heard "Metz Here" Over the years We shared many laughs And cried a few tears For you … Continue reading Metz Here
As a writer and lover of words I consider myself a wordsmith, not a numbersmith. Well, I guess there's really not such a word as "numbersmith"! But I think you know what I mean: bankers, accountants, financial planners, scientists, engineers, and other people who like to think about numbers. However, I think I can blow … Continue reading What a Difference a Zero Can Make!
I have a few notes that my mother left behind that, at first glance, might not seem all that important: a hand-written list of foods she was going to prepare for a family holiday tucked among the pages of a church cookbook, and a thin strip of paper peeking out from the leaves of her … Continue reading Remembering My Mother’s Final Days
Nonny Day, 2018 Dear Grandgirls and Grandguys, Something funny happened to me the other day and I wish you could have been here to laugh with me! I had been at my city house for a number of days and was just returning to my country house. Immediately when I got back and was going … Continue reading Stinky Story
Hi! My name is Timmy. I’ve just got to tell you what happened to my Nonny. That’s what I call my daddy’s mom. She called me the other day and said she got caught on an elevator with some other people and firemen had to rescue them! I thought she meant that the elevator caught … Continue reading Two Too Many!
Hi! My name is Nonny. At least that's what my grandchildren call me. I'm hoping to write a few of my reflections on life with a little laughter and a lot of love in them. You may find here a poem, a lyric, a children's story, or an inspirational essay. Come back from time to … Continue reading Hello from Nonny
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