Photo Credit to Nikhil Joseph on Pexels You may or may not have noticed my absence from the blogging world lately. Today is the first time I’ve been interested in writing in the past couple of week…| Pete Springer
Photo credit to Karl Gerber on Pexels I enjoy learning about history, but in my own life, I focus more on the present and the future rather than the past. Still, occasionally, I like to look back a…| Pete Springer
Photo Credit to cottonbro studio on Pexels It’s human nature to think more about age as we get older. Still, despite my daily aches and pains, I feel relatively young. The hourglass of life flipped…| Pete Springer
Photo Credit to Feedyourvision on Pexels One of my favorite sayings is the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” which emphasizes the importance of a community in helping to nurtu…| Pete Springer
Photo Credit to Alina Matveycheva on Pexels Blogging buddy, Clive, runs a regular feature called Tuesday Tunes. I look forward to his weekly musical choices, usually a combination of recognizable m…| Pete Springer
My wife and grandson enjoying a book. As a semi-practicing Catholic, our religion encourages (does not require) us to give up something for Lent, a period (40 days) of prayer, fasting, and almsgivi…| Pete Springer
I recently wrote a piece about the company Storyworth. Each week, they send me a prompt to respond to. (If I don’t like their question, I can make up my own.) At the end of the year, Storyworth com…| Pete Springer
Photo Credit to Kaboompics.com on Pexels Photo Credit to Pixabay Roman general and statesman Julius Ceasar once said, “Experience is the best teacher.” While I’ve always believed in that philosophy…| Pete Springer
Photo Credit to Alena Darmrel on Pexels One symptom of aging is that I spend more time reflecting on my life. I suspect this is partially due to being retired and realizing I still have things I wa…| Pete Springer
There are certain things that all humans desire in their lives. While our basic needs include food, shelter, and clothing, people thrive when they connect with other people. Having taught somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 children during my career, I noticed that the happiest kids were the ones who had one thing in common—friends. … Continue reading The Ideal Traits of Good Friends| Pete Springer
Happy Monday! I’m excited that my first post of 2025 will help spread the word about Jacqui Murray’s new book Savage Land Book 1, Endangered Species. For those who don’t know Jacq…| Pete Springer
Baby Jack When you reach 65 years old, there are few first-time experiences left. That doesn’t imply I’m ready to pack it in because there’s still a lot of life left in this dog. While there are mo…| Pete Springer
