I'm one of those retired Boomers that there are so many of these days. I taught elementary grades in public schools for 30 years, and most days I liked it. But 30 years kind of felt like enough of a good thing, so I am now pursuing other interests.

I live in a miniscule town in Georgia with my hubby, eight cats, two dogs, and about a million birds who visit our feeders daily. And a few dozen squirrels.

I enjoy reading, writing, Bible study, gardening, photography, and spending time with my animals. I've even entered a couple of photography shows (a new thing for me). It's intimidating to put your work out there for the world to critique (I don't really have to tell Helium members that, do I?) but it's also an adventure.

I look forward to participating in the Helium community for a long time.

My passion is ...

finding the best life that God has planned for me. Living intentionally.

I know too much about ...

keeping on going when it's hard. Depression.

My parents always told me ...

I was "the smart one." It wasn't true, but it's served me well.

My childhood ambition ...

to teach and to write. I'm blessed to have been able to do both.

My favorite memory ...

my son Steve, at 3, belting out "Because He Wives" at the top of his lungs in the drugstore while riding on his sister's back

Why I write ...

because it seems I must. And because I might be able to say something that will help someone else. God didn't give me all these thoughts just for my own benefit.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

classics I never read; too many crime shows on TV; Family Life Radio.

My first job ...

working as a flunky in a weekly newspaper office in Butler, GA, for 75 cents an hour

My best moment ...

marrying my soulmate.

My inspiration ...

Jesus loves me; this I know, for the Bible tells me so.

Pets & Animals > Animal Facts & Resources How an ant can carry something bigger than itself

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I suppose, scientifically speaking, scaling is the answer. But I felt led to ponder this question from the ant's point of view. So I asked an ant that I found in my yard carrying a partially-rotten snippet of something that once probably resembled a beetle. He was patient enough to halt in his task and indulge my curiosity. He leaned against a stalk of grass, wiped the perspiration from his antennae, and began to speak. This is what he said:

"You humans! So hung up on size! You always think bigger is better. Well, it ain't necessarily so, now, is it? If it were, I'd see you trot...

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