The swimming teacher's instructions were clear. Step out and off the block, surface, tread water for one minute, then swim to the side of the pool and climb out. I was last in line, and the preceding learn-to-swim student had just climbed out of the pool. It was my turn. My seven-year-old legs trembled as …
August 2023 was my last blog post. Quietly Roaring went to the wayside in 2023 for various reasons. For a start, I was consumed with writing my thesis. By mid 2024, I found myself "all wrote out", with absolutely no motivation to do any additional kind of writing, even the creative kind! Add new grand …
It was amusing. I could see my husband was trapped in a conversation at church with a particular individual who occasionally "corners" my hubby and then bombards him with a myriad of hard-to-follow stories interlaced with his passionate opinion on certain issues. My very gracious husband patiently listens, and attempts to engage Bob (not his …
The new Mission Impossible movie showcases what the world could be brought to the brink of, if AI technology got that smart. Hmm...is the idea that AI could outsmart humans one day really that far-fetched? The university I am studying my Masters through has just made an official statement about the use of AI by …
The package was for me! I opened it to find a stack of work-related leaflets I'd been waiting on, plus an opened and half-full bag of liquorice all-sorts with a scrawled note from my boss saying, "Appreciate all your hard work." Thinking the candy packet must have burst open, I inspected the package to see …
Have you heard the phrase when life gives you lemons, make lemonade? The tree on the left with the one lonely lemon is ours. Impossible to make lemonade out of that! We have a huge yard and little time, so if our trees don't learn how to survive with minimal loving care from us, it's …
Do you remember almost ten years ago when stick figure drawings of "Be like Bill" were the craze? All of a sudden social media was flooded with people creating their own personalized memes of why we should "Be like Bill." It was amusing for a while, but like any craze it soon lost momentum. Let …
I walked into the garage, looking in my handbag for my sunglasses and then I felt something brush past my face. I glanced down, and there it was- a huge huntsman spider had dropped from the ceiling and landed right at my feet! That hairy arachnid would have landed right on my head if I …
This little ol' blogger just hasn't been in the mood to blog, or had the mental energy to write creatively lately. Yet here I am. Drawn to tap out my thoughts and discover what this post evolves into. Isn't that what writers do? To be honest, I have felt a little lost in blog world …
Do you have peace? I'm not talking about peace in your circumstances but peace in your soul. The peace Jesus assured for His followers when He said, "Peace I leave you, My peace I give you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, nor fearful."(John …
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