Our Voices Matter
I’m a big fan of the TV talent show, “The Voice”. To make it past the first audition, the contestants belt out a song while the chairs of the judges are turned away from them. Then the judges base their decision solely on how good their voice is — not by how they look or…
Oops! I Did it Again!
I don’t mean Britney Spears song that she released in 2000, though I remember it well. I don’t know why, but when I started typing this blog, that title came to me, because, well…..I did it again! Have you ever “let the cat out of the bag” or “put your foot in your mouth” or…
Beware! Attack-Dog! Attack-People!
No sooner than opening the security gate to feed Vamanos, the longhorn, our mild-mannered, docile Havanese, Bentley, saw a woman walking her Doberman out on the roadway. He literally bounded out the gate to take out that dog. You would have thought that Bentley was a ferocious beast. The other dog was being held back…
Oops! I Did It Again!
The older I am getting, the more I have to watch what I say. Words will literally pop out of my mouth like a Jack-in-the-Box when I least expect it. I wonder “Where did that come from?” That whole “think before you speak” quote seems to often be null and void in my life. It’s…
Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say
Day 219 of Photo Inspirations — Be Careful Little Mouth What You Say Yesterday, I was so inspired by a FB post that I knew it would be my post for today. Here’s the story: A middle school teacher handed out different products and asked the students to squeeze out all of the contents. Once…
YOU Talk Too Much!!
Have you ever “let the cat out of the bag” or “put your foot in your mouth” or, quite frankly, just talked too much? I have. I’ve slipped up trying to put on a surprise party or in keeping some other kind of secret. I pray this often: “Set a guard, O Lord, over my…