Hoarsefrog’s Weblog

     I cried when my elementary school burned down. I loved school so much. I was in the blue bird reading class (the best) and a champion checker player in the third grade.The entire grades 1-6 were bussed to another school not as nice as the destroyed one. A few days later we were allowed to return to the ashes to sift through them to see if anything survived the fire.

     I cried my way through the smell of days old smoke and left over grey sandlike soot. Then I saw the corner of a red pencil box half buried in the cinders. Yes, to my childhood joy it was my unmelted red pencil box with pencils and an eraser in it.

     I loved school so much that after high school graduation I went on to earn a bachelor’s degree and two master’s degrees. I’ve never stopped learning. I love going to seminars, workshops and retreats. Heaven for me will include seminars with opportunities to ask questions of biblical characters, especially Job.

     As a retiree I still find new ways for personal growth. I discovered virtualuniversity.org where a student can earn continuing educations credits or audit up to three five week courses for $18.00. What a bargain!

     And this school can’t burn down.