A Way with Words Blog - Allie's Praise

Dear Aunt Nell: Idiots & Trail Mix

10/14/2020

Dear Aunt Nell,
With the holidays just around the corner, I can't help but think about our delicious southern family dinners. In my recollection, all of our dinners were reasons for thanksgiving.

Time and distance have changed a lot about Thanksgiving for us, but one thing hasn't changed for me...

Dear Aunt Nell: On the Road Again

9/30/2020

Dear Aunt Nell,
Tom and I are excited to hitting the road again for a vacation in Colorado! For years we've flown. It took years for Tom to let go of the wheel, but he finally figured out flying definitely has it advantages, except maybe this year...

Dear Aunt Nell: Ethics can just plain suck.

9/9/2020

Dear Reader,
You are invited to join me for a new way to reflect on the world around me. Perhaps together we can discover common interests, joys, and concerns in letters to Aunt Nell.
Sincerely,
Alice

More than...

8/26/2020

Gracie's quilt is nearly done. The big work of putting the quilt top, batting, and backing together remains, and that's okay. There's plenty of time for Grandpa and I to do that before Gracie's birthday in January.

You might need that.

8/19/2020

Dear Reader, have you noticed that sometimes the biggest insights come from the youngest philosophers. You know, the whole "out of the mouths of babes" thing?

Planning to work or working a plan?

8/12/2020

I love my granddaughter, Gracie, truly I do. She's bright, confident, articulate, and inquisitive. And that's just a few of the reasons I knew I better have a plan before we began working on her quilt.

Corners

7/22/2020

My initiation into serving in an urban elementary school was swift and heartbreaking.

Tossed about by poverty and neglect, Larry's family awaited the arrival of sibling number seven. A mother barely thirty and no baby daddies in sight for any of them, life held few promises.

Pillow Talk

6/24/2020

Is anybody else as crazy as I am about using pillows to decorate? I know, silly question considering all the myriads of options out there.

Forgiveness by the Number

6/10/2020

What do you say, Dear Reader, when asked what your hobb(ies) are? That's a tough question for me to answer. I've done school for so many years, I've never landed on anything that kept my attention for long. Or I hadn't until I tried something with my granddaughters.

Jesus Boot Camp: Promise

3/31/2020

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promise: pledge to do, bring about, or provide
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Have you had a huge task to complete lately, Dear Reader? At home or work or school. Maybe for PTO or a church committee. Have there been times when you just wanted to throw up your hands and say, "Forget it! It's not worth the aggravation."