Education Article Published
This article of mine just came out in the Spring issue of Parent Update by the American Association of Christian Schools. #writing...
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Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 10, 2020
- 2 min
An Old Farmer’s Words of Wisdom
One of my earliest childhood memories is of sitting on the couch beside my grandfather (we called him Pappaw) in his house while he...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
Holiday Ups and Downs
Holidays can be many things to different people, depending on their circumstances and environments and a host of other factors. For...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 6, 2019
- 4 min
Anticipation
I remember hearing my Nannie Summers comment that time flew faster and faster as one got older. I never understood that as a child. It...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 22, 2019
- 2 min
Thanksgiving Thoughts
I’m thankful that I live in a country that affords me great freedoms, of expression, of worship, of opportunities to better myself, and...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 11, 2019
- 3 min
Books Given and Received
Readers of this blog know by now that I’m a bibliophile, I love books and reading them. Granted, I’m selective in what I read, but within...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Aug 2, 2019
- 2 min
The Struggles of “Catching Up”
Perhaps you recall the famous lines about “the best laid plans of mice and men.” Often, the flow of “normal” life events tends to...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jun 28, 2019
- 3 min
Doing It Right
I was impressed the minute the man got out of his truck. My appreciation for him grew by the minute. When the installer arrived, two...
Dennis L. Peterson
- May 31, 2019
- 2 min
Mixing Work and Play
A writer’s work is never done, even during vacations. If a writer is not looking for ideas, then he or she is doing research, people...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Mar 15, 2019
- 4 min
Chivalry Still Lives!
Just when I had about concluded that true chivalry was dead, I saw the living embodiment of that very quality. It wasn’t exhibited by...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 31, 2019
- 1 min
One Special Lady
We buried Virginia Mae Dietterich, my wife’s mother and my mother-in-law, on Monday. (In case you’ve been wondering, that’s why I haven’t...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Jan 1, 2019
- 1 min
Happy New Year–New Beginnings
Happy New Year to all the readers and followers of this blog. A new year is also an opportunity to evaluate what was done in the past and...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 29, 2018
- 1 min
Just in Time for Valentine’s Day!
Good Old Days, January-February 2018 issue: #reading #writers #marriage #Memories #publishing #romance #family #Lessonslearned...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Dec 28, 2018
- 2 min
Maintaining the Right Focus
My father-in-law was experiencing atrial fibrillation, his heart rate approaching 200. His doctors were sequentially trying several...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 27, 2018
- 2 min
Struggling Off Hiatus
It’s always been hard, it seems, to get “back in the swing” once I’ve been away for a while, and the week just past has been no...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Nov 13, 2018
- 4 min
The Man I Knew
He was born on this date in 1928, about 11 months before the big crash. Most of his formative, pre-adolescent years were within that...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 30, 2018
- 1 min
Little but Important Things
It’s usually the little things in life that make the difference. Perhaps we can’t see the significance, potential, or danger of such...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 26, 2018
- 2 min
Memory Triggers
It’s interesting how something small and seemingly insignificant to others can trigger in one a vivid memory. This phenomenon can be, for...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Oct 12, 2018
- 2 min
Two Life-Changing Events
On this date in history, several important events occurred. Columbus landed on San Salvador, discovering the New World in his quest to...
Dennis L. Peterson
- Sep 21, 2018
- 2 min
Decisions, Decisions
For several years, I had read various comments and articles about and notices and advertisements for the Write2Ignite Christian writers’...
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