SheilaScribbles
my thoughts on life
What’s the difference? We are living in a season unlike anything I’ve ever known. I’ve seen flu epidemics, measles and mumps outbreaks, and terrorist attacks. But never in my lifetime has our country just “stopped”. Even the shock and fear from the 9-11 attacks did not shut down everything like COVID-19 has. Emotions and opinions …
It’s unusual for my neck of the woods to get snow in April. Yet yesterday brought just that. A couple of hours of snow sandwiched between clear days, budding trees and fresh mowed grass. It was brief – yet served as a reminder that in the midst of all of our control, there are things …
I was 7 years, 3 months, and 9 days old when Rev. King was assassinated. To be honest, I have no memories concerning it. But I do know how his life and death impacted me. My generation focused on the phrase “not judged by the color of their skin”. We tried to embrace a combination of …
Hurricanes, NFL protests, wildfires, Las Vegas massacre, North Korea missile tests, Harvey Weinstein – the world has had no shortage of bad news while I’ve been off my website (that’s another story). In pondering what to publish for my first article in a while – there was plenty to choose from. But I choose not …