Words of Worth

Mend Fences

mend (one’s) fences
phrase of mend
1.
repair a damaged relationship

A few weeks ago I received a letter in the mail from my home association saying:
“The enclosed fence in your back yard will be removed due to the age and structural integrity of the fence.”

Apparently it was not much of a personal letter because all of the residents in my development received the same notice. And last week, thus began the tearing down and putting up of new fences. Every morning, for the last two weeks, the buzz of…

August is the Sunday of Summer

It has been said, “August is the Sunday of Summer”! Could it also be said, “Labor Day is the Sunday of Summer”? Both August and Labor Day, serve one of the purposes of Sunday—the purpose of an ending, even though Sunday is the beginning day of the week. Sunday heralds the weekend is ending and the work week is about to begin. So, too, August and Labor Day, sound the knell for the ending of summer vacation and the official beginning of the school year! While many…