Science, Religion and Family

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought -explore-                                                                                My grandma Rose, who we called “Grandma Mac,” loved playing cards like Hearts, 500, even Kings in the Corner, any card game you could imagine, she was ready to play as soon as you walked through her front door.  As we played, she would tell me stories about herContinue reading “Science, Religion and Family”

Communication – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– I recently visited the San Francisco Zoo with family and had a wonderful time.  I saw bears exploring their enclosure for treats left by the keepers, wolves playing hide-and-seek on their worn trails, orangutans climbing high up for the view while they ate breakfast and lions doing what theyContinue reading “Communication – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly”

My Old Wooden School Desk

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought -explore– When I was a child, my parents had moved us children, seven of us, around a few times until we eventually settled into a small town.  We had lived in the country; we had lived in a small town and then back to the country.  Heck, we even livedContinue reading “My Old Wooden School Desk”

Need to Be Liked

By Renee Shay, Harvesting Thought –explore– The need to be liked, to belong, to connect, did not start with the World Wide Web, Facebook, YouTube, WhatsApp, or Messenger. These social networks were born out of our desire to connect with each other. It was quite genius of their creators to figure that out and capitalizeContinue reading “Need to Be Liked”