Today Takes the Cake

Mrs. Dowell's Five-Flavor Cake

I have written in a diary or journal most of my life. When I started my blog a few years ago, it sort of took the place of a written journal, and for that reason, I just loved it. I loved writing the happenings of my life, even if no one read them. I was inspired by some of the bloggers I was hooked on at the time, and wanted to be as creative in my writing as I found them.

Here I am, years later, barely blogging for some reason. I guess I'm letting life get in the way of my love of writing. Then on September 5, 2012, I get the anonymous comment on my June, 2011 post that makes my day. The idea that I can write a post about Vaughn's grandmother's cake over a year ago, then receive a sweet message today from the great-granddaughter of the original recipe holder...totally wows me. How did Mrs. Dowell's great-granddaughter find my post? I'll be forever imagining how we were connected, but I'm sure glad we were. My words met up with her words out in the wild blue yonder. And sparks flew. Perhaps we're keepers of the cake. Grandmothers from years gone by were remembered in the same story. Sheer happiness.

So I'll get back to my love of writing in my journals through this blog that I now know means more than just what it means to me.

People

When I was young I learned a song about people. It went something like this:

"Up, up with people, ya meet 'em wherever you go...up, up with people, the best kind of folks to know...If more people were FOR people, more people everywhere, There'd be a lot less people to worry about and a lot more people who care."

Once and awhile it becomes painfully clear to me that not all people are FOR me or my success in life.

And the world is full of people who don't want the best for:
a. me or you (their fellow men)
b. the town
c. our school system
d. the country
e. the earth

The list could go on and on, Folks.

This painful realization comes when I least expect it. And it's always a big bummer.

We should all support, encourage, care for the people we meet along life's way. And all of us PEOPLE should work together for the BEST world possible, expecting the extraordinary, making small changes when necessary and big ones when essential.

Peace

We're studying peace this month in my first grade classroom.

That's peace for the planet, the animals and the people.

On Tuesday we completed our first for-the-love-of-peace activity...peanut butter birdseed pine cones.

It was a messy job, but so worth it in the end.

Added prize for being such good peacemakers: The room smelled of peanut butter all day. Yum.

With a little help from our janitors we now have 21 birdseed stations hanging on the branches of the pear tree outside our classroom windows. 

2010: Peace Street

May 2010 find us all living on Peace Street.

Love,

Tracey