Pauline Baird Jones

  • A Season to Learn

    When I was young, there was a very popular song called “Turn, Turn, Turn,” that become a hit in 1965. It was taken from the scripture: “To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.” For some reason, that song came back to me today when I was trying to…

  • You Can Go Home Again

    I know “they” say you can’t go home again, but actually you can. You buy a ticket, get strip searched at the airport, and many painful hours later, you walk off the plane in what used to be… Home. Or you can hop in a car and drive, bypassing the strip search and the painful…

  • Know What You’re Asking For

    This blog post was going to be about a very different topic. While my journey from one topic to another is kind of embarrassing, I’m glad to not be writing the whine-one-one post I’d originally planned. I’m weary of dwelling in that not-happy place. Besides, you can catch the highlights on Facebook as it unfolded.…

  • Lessons from HGTV

    I’ve been working on this blog post for some time (i.e. watching HGTV), so I had some words in reserve (i.e. making notes as thoughts come to me), but let me first say thank you to everyone willing to share their extra words with me during my recent word shortage. I’ve never let my supply…