Tagged: #Pride

What’s Good About That Put Down?

by Sylvia Schroeder on February 25, 2026

I had a little unintended smackdown. Probably well deserved, but still…it kinda stung. And the entire time, I chided myself on one thing. I knew perfectly well that it shouldn’t have bothered me so. Along with that thought came another. There would be no pain without an underlying issue of pride. That revelation grieved my […]

Clean Slates And New Beginnings

by Sylvia Schroeder on January 14, 2026

A white board hangs on one of the walls of our basement. On it scribblings mark the agenda of the day, that is, those perceived as most important through the eyes of the last grandchild to have passed there. Until of course, another comes along to wipe it clean. A list of games, many invented […]