Tag Archives: North Carolina

The Magic of Childhood – A Lesson from Grey

Posted on April 13, 2014 by joanneeddy

Once upon a time, when my sister and I were small, our fairy godmother, our Nana, lived in a magic room at our house. Sometimes, when we wanted to play, she would open the door and pick me up and … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Arts, Childhood, Ella, entering the world of children, Fairy godmother, Family, grandmothers, Grey, magic, magic room, North Carolina, Saturday, Star Wars, the magic of childhood | 3 Comments

Finding Angels – On The Christmas Crèche

Posted on December 9, 2013 by joanneeddy

To the manger of Bethlehem come,  … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Bethlehem, Christ, Christmas, Christmas creche, Creche, Finding Angels, Jesus, Lord, Manger, North Carolina, the hope in a manger | 2 Comments

Just Do It! On New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on January 5, 2013 by joanneeddy

“The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a…person…made … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Anaïs Nin, Damascus, GK Chesterton, Holiday, Jedi, Just Do It, Keeping resolutions, new year, New Year Resolutions, North Carolina, There is no try, Yoda | 3 Comments

A Single String – On Attitude

Posted on November 13, 2012 by joanneeddy

Political Scientist Alex Tan said, “Perhaps our eyes need to be washed by our tears once in a while, so that we can see Life with a clearer view again.” (This is an update on a 2012 post near that … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged 60 Minutes, Alex Tan, attitude, attitude makes all the difference, Be positive, Belle Harbor Queens, Charles Swindoll, Chuck Swindoll, cup half empty, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Sandy, North Carolina, Politics, Sandy, Seeing clearly, Seeing the cup half full, tears giving a clearer view on life, tears washing our vision, The single string of attitude | 4 Comments

Southern Snow – On Finding Home

Posted on October 13, 2012 by joanneeddy

William Sharp, a Scottish poet, once wrote, “There is nothing in the world more beautiful than a forest clothed to its very hollows with snow.” While I was born in Ohio, I spent most of my growing up years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Christmas, cotton, Doug, finding home, Holiday, New York, New York City, North Carolina, October, Outer Banks, snow, Southern snow, the beach, Upstate New York | 7 Comments

The Great Squirrel Adventure – On Mothering and Lucky and Lou

Posted on September 6, 2012 by joanneeddy

I don’t usually do much personal posting but Labor Day weekend was unusual to say the least, so I guess this post can be as well. We knew going into it that this would not be a laid back farewell … Continue reading →

Posted in Writings by Wordsmiths and Others | Tagged Adoption, Humor, Labor Day, Mother, Mothering, North Carolina, Outer Banks, Squirrel | 4 Comments