What Goes Around

Assignment:   Think about how mood and circumstances affect perception. In 250 words, describe a supermarket visited by a woman who has just received a promotion at work. Think about how mood and circumstances affect perception. In 250 words, describe a supermarket visited by a woman who has just received a promotion at work. Gloria needed a few items from the store on her way home from work.  She wanted to make a special dinner tonight.  Maybe some enchiladas or lasagna would be appropriate for celebrating her big promotion.  She walked down the dairy aisle and sang along to the music playing.  Gloria actually sang out loud.  It was a great song and she didn’t care who heard her or what they thought of her singing. “Baby, Baby I’m taken with the notion.  To love you with the sweetest of devotion,” she sang along with Amy grant.  This song always took her back to her college days when it first played on the radio.  A young lady was p...

When I was in grade school there was a kid who I would label as a bully.  I only remember one incident with him however, so I base the label on that.  It was either 2nd or 3rd grade and I was standing up to him.  I don't even remember what he did but I can still picture us, face to face, in the hall.  It must have been during the lunch break because I had my lunch box in my hand.  It was one of those metal ones that all kids use to have.  So as I remember it, I was saying something like "Oh yeah, and what are you going to do?"  Kind of a challenge of some sort.  Actually, maybe I was the bully.  Anyway, he hit me.  Well he hit my lunch box that I was holding up in front of my face and it smack my forehead pretty hard.  I have no memory of what happened after that, if I went to the office or what.  Or maybe I was hit so hard I lost my memory.  What I do remember is that either that evening or the next, my sister went with ...

Today’s writing assignment is to write a paragraph about a place where I worked.   There were five of us cleaners.  Some of our crew would race on so that they could find if the liquor box was still there and if by chance the flight attendants had forgotten to lock it.  When the A/C was already turned off, the plane was stuffy and smelled of old coffee and sickness, like a hospital.  I liked the seat cleaning job.  I would scoot to the middle seat and organize the pockets of the seat backs.  I would carefully put my hand in the pocket and empty it.   I was always cautious as I put my hand in the pocket because I had heard stories of used syringes sometimes being in a pocket.  I only put my hand in warm vomit once.  I guess there was no barf bag for the person.  Then I organized the glossy airline magazine, safety card, and barf bag all in a nice stack.  Next, I wiped down the sticky tray tables and windows and lastly dust of ...

Jenny and her mom walked into JC Penny’s at the mall.  Her mom had told her that she wanted to take her shopping for something special today.  Jenny had no idea but hoped it was some new jeans.  She was growing and her jeans were turning into high waters.  Money was tight though, so she didn’t ask for them.  But they didn’t walk to the jeans section, they walked to the lingerie area. “Here we are, Jenny.  I think we should buy you some bras.”   Jenny was 12 and just starting to blossom.  She wore little tank tops under her t-shirts and was fine with that.  But apparently her mom had a different idea. “Oh my gosh mom, this is so embarrassing!”  Jenny said. “Honey, there’s nothing to be embarrassed about, women have to buy bras all the time.” “But why do I have to be here?  Can’t you just do it without me?” Jenny’s mom walked over to the young girl bras and pulled one off the rack.  There were bras with Litt...

It had been only 54 days since she arrived at North Western Academy for her junior year of high school.  Her parents had dropped her off on a Sunday afternoon.  She was so excited to be starting her new adventure that she anxiously said “good-bye” and nearly skipped to the New Comers Welcome Fiesta.  Cassie had wanted to go North Western since she met a few of the students at a Young Life conference she went to the year before with her church.  It sounded so fun to live with all your friends.  Plus it was a Christian school so she knew they would be a better influence then the friends she had now.  Her parents were supportive but not too happy about the cost.  But they decided to give it a try since Cassie really wanted to go. 54 days!  The school was 3 hours from her home and her parents had visited twice.  Parents were encouraged not to visit too often in the beginning so that students could settle in to the new environment.  Ca...

Last July I bought Micah a One Year Bible.  I had one in high school and college that I read through several times.  I enjoyed it because it is laid out in daily readings of the old and new testament and a psalm and proverb.  It only takes about 10 minutes a day.  So I thought Micah would find it easy to read and enjoy it like I have.  I bought the New Living Translation, which is written in a more modern language.  Micah preferred to wait until January 1st to start, so I started reading it.  I loved it so much that I had to buy him another one come January.  And I got one for Steve too.  So now all three of us are reading through the Bible together.  I am so happy when I see Micah reading his Bible.  And he is writing down verses that stand out to him.  This is the best gift (although it wasn't a gift) I have given him. Look for a Bible - Click here

It was a house of the 70’s.  Added to it was decorations from the 70’s.  The couch was a velour orange and brown big print floral with the corners torn away from cat scratches.  It faced the TV.  An old 70’s TV that had the dial channels.  We didn’t have cable and the best station to come in was the U channel.  We watched Leave It To Beaver and Bewitched on the U channel.  When we wanted to watch another channel, my dad would have to get the broom out and go outside and swivel the antenna on the roof around.  Saturday’s was Love Boat and Fantasy Island on channel 8. The room also had a fireplace that was set at an angle.  The wall of the fireplace was made out of stones.  We had a latch hook rug wall hanging in oranges and browns, hanging on the stone wall.  When my dad pounded the nail in to hang it, the top right hand corner stone cracked and a piece fell off about 10 inches wide.  When that happened, we had our TV on t...

Today for my writing class I had to try to give a picture of my character through different types of writing.  Here is my character.  Can you tell me what she is like? Summary of a character - Sherry lit another cigarette as she stood over the stove frying chicken.  She took a drag, turned over the chicken pieces, and strained the potatoes all in a matter of seconds.  Sherry was like a whirlwind in the kitchen.  Sherry was a whirlwind in most areas of life.  Good thing she had a wireless phone.  She was often talking to her daughter on the phone while folding the laundry or playing solitaire on the laptop while watching the news.  Her husband John on the other hand could sit with the cat on his lap for hours.  They were perfect for each other.  John got a kick out of how scattered Sherry was and he in turn showered Sherry with praise. They had only been married for 7 years, each of them being married a couple times before....

Assignment number two in my free online writing class is to create a character that is based on myself, but to change something like gender or ethnic or some other main characteristic.  So here is my person.  I would appreciate feedback. He shuffled out of the room, rubbing his eyes as he did every morning.  Not a morning person.  He went straight to the kitchen to make his chai.  Ezra loved his chai.  He made it on the stove with tea leaves and crushed green cardoman pods and cloves.  Some days he would put a piece of cinnamon in or some crushed ginger.  But today it was just the cardoman and cloves.  He walked to the front room to sit and wait for the chai to boil.  His eyes weren’t able to focus yet so there was no sense trying to read a book or paper while he waited.  He just sat.  As soon as he heard the pot boiling, Ezra would get up and go pour some milk into the pot and add a bit of sugar.  Then he would wait f...

I am taking an online writing class and today I had to write a story with a round character.  A character that seems one way, like a stereo type, but then has a aspect of the character that is out of the ordinary.  So here is my character.  Mary.  You will notice that the story just leaves you hanging because it isn't about the story but about Mary.  Let me know what you think of her. Mary loves people.  I mean, really loves them.  She is one of the nicest people I know.  She gives gifts, she says hi to strangers, she even picks up crying babies out of their mother’s arms and soothes them.  So it is no surprise that she chose to be a nurse.  Mary works in the emergency room and doesn’t seem bothered by the chaos of the night shift.  Weird things happen at night.  Looking at Mary you wouldn’t think she was tough either.  She is only 5’2” and probably weighs not quite 100 pounds.  But she can handle a 6 foot 200 pou...

Here is a list of a few of my favorite things. Cheesecake - especially from the Cheesecake Factory.  I like pumpkin cheesecake, chocolate, peanut butter, and just plain cheesecake. My bed - so comfortable, especially after being away from home for a while. Steve - he is awesome! Peanut Butter Brownie Tort - from Red Moon Bakery.  Simply the best! 80 degree weather - nuff said Dr. Pepper - I love being able to get a 32 oz. drink at a gas station and suck on it all day long. Thai Iced Tea - reminds me of being in Thailand. Micah - He is the nicest kid I know. Worshipping God - I love when I am really in  a worship mood and can sing completely for God (usually by myself). Goats - they are funny looking and do funny things.