Forged By The Fire

04/16/2024

World’s best neighbor and childhood friend in for the win!

11/16/2023

So, you research, and write, and professionally develop educators to have passion to do the heavy lifting on behalf of ALL students. Every child deserves a world class education with the supports required to flourish. Educators, learn how to support and teach ALL students. They come to us with a thirst for knowledge. Teach the students HOW to think. Not WHAT to think. Teach the students about their worth as human beings adding to the fabric of life. Teach each about the richness of their contributions, and share your gifts with others.

11/16/2023

“You never know how strong you are until strong is your only choice.” ♥️

07/06/2023

Question and listen. Question and watch.

07/06/2023

Well who might this be hanging out on the stone wall?

03/26/2023

Love this!

The births are a huge boost for the critically endangered radiated tortoise.

03/22/2023

Kattie Lynn Yonko

03/22/2023

Fran Serenka

03/22/2023

Fran Serenka

The sun came up blazing its warmth on the earth.
I had to face it and feel it warm my soul.
I woke in fear this morning.
I woke in tears this morning.
The sun settled my heart and allayed my terror but realize...
all too soon love vanishes without a trace...without a warning and you are left empty and broken.
broken promises
broken heart
broken family
broken children
broken dreams
broken....and remember....
Fear is not the absence of courage.

F.J. Serenka - Passtimes and Poetry
June 13, 2017

03/22/2023

Fran Serenka

thoughts...
long and arduous days that challenge your mettle as a human being where the full is lonely and the lonely is the usual breathing uneasy with sighs of tired and worn out days turn to night and night into mourning...and maybe the sun shines the rain is no longer welcome in cold driven sheets find peace among the restless hours and pray
-f. serenka / July 11, 2017

03/22/2023

The orchids in mid-March. Beauty for months on end.

03/22/2023

For the last two hours, the Cardinals are singing outside my window. It is beautiful. I woke at 2:48 with a start, worrying about tasks that need to be addressed. Looking for peace of mind, heart, and soul.

03/06/2023

When you wake to the sound of Cardinals in your trees and the sunrise is as brilliant as any ever seen. Early March in Pennsylvania. Many blessings be yours.

03/05/2023

The beauty of Spring coming to life!

12/11/2022

Prepare for the Winter Solstice which arrives in 10 days! Celebrate Light returning to the Earth. Prepare for your Season of Light.

11/15/2022

If you have a spider, a cardinal, and a cauldron, it’s all you need.

11/15/2022

Foster Confidence amidst the Fire of Life. Forge your Character. Your Character is your Destiny.

11/15/2022

So far these beauties have made it through the cold. It is amazing how many of my flowers are still blooming. Such tenacity against the cold. Such blessings to see as we move toward winter.

11/15/2022

Nothing says Mother of the Bride better than ankle length black lace! Designed and hand made by a craft I inherited and honed over the years. A craft that was forged by necessity and creativity. Thanking the ancestors for this one!

11/15/2022

So much to chat about beneath the morning Moon. Much love and many blessings. Seek and find your Joy this Holiday Season. 🕊

09/23/2022

Happy Fall!

06/28/2022

One fragile Flanders poppy…Her beauty lasted one day but the image will last forever in my mind. Be the very best you can be. Be present.

12/11/2021

11/07/2021

Many blessings this November!

04/13/2021

Many Spring blessings.