Yesterday. Yesterday I was 23 years old and in college, traveling the world and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. So I remember. But actually, yesterday, my 6-year-old and I were playing Simon Says and Simon told me to hop on one foot across the living room into the kitchen. I looked…
Month: May 2014
You’ve Got Mail: Post-it Note #69
My family was having dinner with someone recently and my husband and I were asked about when we met and our courtship. We began to tell the tale of the grand adventure that has led to our current lives. We met at a wedding in NC. I was there from VA and he was there…
Watching the Garden Grow: Post-it Note #68
The Post family started a new venture this year. We plowed and planted our very first garden. The kids think it’s so neat and in the words of Haven (age 6) upon seeing things sprout: “It’s a miracle!” A garden is pretty miraculous and not unlike our lives. Most often, in order for something to…
Poor Doggie Lucas: Post-it Note #67
About 3 years ago we rescued a dog from the pound. We prayed for a good dog for the kids and when we went to the pound we met the most mellow, sweetest dog ever. When he looked up into our eyes with his hound dog eyes we knew he was the one. Lucas. He’s…
The Cheerleaders: Post-it Note #66
My oldest daughter went to a cheerleading competition today. It wasn’t your typical competition, but the contestants didn’t know that. It was the SC Special Olympics Cheerleading Competition. My oldest daughter is autistic. She doesn’t really talk so she’s not a “model” cheerleader. But she can seriously wave a pom pom! As I watched these…
Broken Lawn Mowers: Post-it Note #65
My friend Wilma has a broken lawn mower. It’s been giving her fits off and on for a while now. She finally called the manufacturer and they came and got it to repair it. After about 2 weeks of waiting to get it back, she called them to find out why her lawnmower hadn’t been…
How to be Wise: Post-it Note #64
My Grandmother lived to be 91 years old. She was a simple woman who grew up on a farm and back in that day few women graduated from high school. She wasn’t educated, but she was wise. There’s a big difference between education and wisdom. Anyone can gather knowledge, life experience and information. But few…
Grace in the Real World - by Connie Post 