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A Kind Of Resurrection Story
Posted on April 14, 2022 4 Comments
Here’s a re-post of a re-post of a family history story I wrote a few Easters back now. A lot has changed since then but a lot has stayed the same, too. Take care and thanks for reading. – Lori My grandma didn’t like living on the farm. Well, not most of the time. I […]
A Kind Of Resurrection Story
Posted on April 13, 2020 Leave a Comment
Here’s a re-post of a family history story I wrote a few Easters back now. A lot has changed since then but a lot has stayed the same, too. Take care and thanks for reading. – Lori My grandma didn’t like living on the farm. Well, not most of the time. I don’t know exactly […]
Human Beings, Not Human Doings
Posted on November 20, 2019 Leave a Comment
This is a post I wrote about a year ago. SInce then, I’m teaching less, and I’m editing and writing more. I’m also letting go and confirming that doing something doesn’t make you something. Just being is enough. I used to be a full-time teacher and for a long time, that was my identity. […]
Fuel for Life
Posted on September 22, 2019 2 Comments
Hello everyone! This reblog is a short reflection on the necessity of coffee. I hope you’re have a great Sunday! It’s beautiful here and I might wander out into the yard and do a little cleaning up in the garden. See you soon. ~ Lori I wake up disoriented and disappointed by the day of […]
The Old Stone House
Posted on September 17, 2019 6 Comments
Hi! This is a reblog of the post I created (with the help of others) for the Amisk-Hughenden Historical Society. It’s all about the stone house that Ed Carson refurbished after it had been abandoned and stood empty for about 40 years. I recall Ed telling me about starting work on this huge project: “The […]
You Were Gone?
Posted on August 13, 2019 2 Comments
Hi there everyone! I hope you’re having a good start to a fresh, new week. I’m re-posting this post today because as another school year approaches, I’m missing my identity as a teacher again! When will this let up? I’ve got a ton of other interests and a lot of things to keep me occupied, […]
Back in the Classroom
Posted on February 7, 2019 5 Comments
Today in class the topic of my age came up as it sometimes does. The students were saying that I am still pretty young. “Well,” I told them, “I’m not so young anymore,” to which one young man replied, “Nope. You’re not young or old. You’re just mediocre!” I hope he meant middle-aged. Either way, he’s […]
Human Beings, Not Human Doings
Posted on November 2, 2018 2 Comments
I used to be a full-time teacher and for a long time, that was my identity. In a small community, I was known as the Grade 3 teacher. The teacher box was the one I fit in. Almost two years ago I gave up this position to train for a new career in writing […]
More Like Her
Posted on August 17, 2018 2 Comments
Patient and selfless, she’s everything I want to be. I met a lady this summer that made me want to change my life, to slow down, and to focus on what matters. I suppose I met a hero, someone I aspire to be like. I’ve watched her work. She set up her workspace efficiently and […]
Growing Resentment
Posted on May 29, 2018 3 Comments
This is a piece I wrote while I was still teaching full time. Now I work part time as a writer and editor. My days are luxurious, full of new learning and pleasant activities interspersed with pleasant inactivity. With time to enjoy the yard, I put in a garden again this year. Pretty much every […]
Lori Knutson 