Friday Star Spotlight

On Fridays we sometimes feature special projects, photography and ideas contributed by talented seniors along with information about the Internet.


McKenlie and Will Parker

If you are a teacher, you know that you do have favorites in the classroom! Well, Lana Davis is one of mine. Helpful, honest, straight-forward and kind, I have relied on her opinion on more than one occasion.

And she has come up with some charming images that she has agreed to share with us on the blog for Friday.

First we find 2-year old McKenlie her much loved great niece. She calls Lana's sister Mimi--a fine name! And next to McKenlie is Lana's great nephew Will Parker Davis. Now this young man is not called Will, but Will Parker, and is seldom found without his hat. If he is naughty, his mother takes his boots hostage and that is a serious calamity for his little self!!

I’m tellin’ y’all it just doesn’t get a whole lot cuter than this right here!!

Unless of course you get the whole Moreno family involved and then you have another really special image for a family keepsake.

Desmond Tutu said, "You don't choose your family. They are God's gift to you, as you are to them." He was so right!

A special thanks to Lana Davis for sharing her terrific images with us!

Inspirational Sunday

Bill Witcher, co-founder of Computer School for Seniors will be sharing words of encouragement, inspiration and hope with you each Sunday.

A Safe Haven in the Midst of a Storm

As grandparents, Mimi and I are blessed with three wonderful grandchildren. At ages 7, 5 and 3, they are involved in soccer, T-Ball, swimming, dance recitals, parties and the list goes on. All filled with Kodak moments.

I am further blessed in that I have a wife and a daughter who love to take pictures and capture every cherished moment, every smile, every event. I love looking at these many photos. They captured a point in time. They represent special memories of very special people in our lives.

When I look at those photos, I also see happy children enjoying a happy, active home life surrounded by parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles and friends who love them. They are growing up in an environment where their home is a great place to be.

That is what we all need to strive for. Whether we are alone, an elderly couple aging together, part of an extended family…whatever the living arrangements, we need to make an effort to make our living conditions, no matter how modest or how luxurious, a home…a place of comfort and security. With prayer, with a little effort, with a small amount of decorating, with precious photos, books and momemtos, we can make the place we spend the most amount of time a safe haven.

People have to deal with a lot of pressure these days. The workplace is damanding. The news is depressing. Schools are often hostile environments. The pace of life is out of control. Even driving from place to place is stressful in most large cities.

Where can a person find shelter in such a climate? If it’s not at home, then it probably isn’t anywhere.

A reporter once asked President Theodore Roosevelt with whom he most enjoyed spending his time. He responded that he would rather spend time with his family than with any on the world’s notables. For him, and for his family, home was a safe haven in the midst of a storm.

Bill Witcher is co-founder of Computer School for Seniors . He can be reached at bill@cs4seniors.com