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Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge: Week 53 – Roots & Wisdom

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Miriam Hurdle 21 comments

This is the Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge from Kiwinana at Ramblings of A Writer

The Prompt is “Roots & Wisdom”

twisted-tree

Roots held deep in ground

Stormy weather beat tree down

Crooked tree survived

Perseverance in tough life

Wisdom learned from beaten Tree

Weekly Tanka Prompt Challenge: Week 53 – Roots & Wisdom

Bright Star

Posted on November 25, 2016 by Miriam Hurdle 56 comments

christmas-lights2 christmas-gifts

The star or an angel on the Christmas tree top signified Christ is born. We put gifts under the tree. The value of the gifts is not measured by how much it’s worth, but by how much they mean to the givers and receivers. Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is also a time for our family to get together to share our love for each other. It’s not this time of year without these elements.

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About me

Miriam Hurdle

Miriam Hurdle grew up in Hong Kong where she went to college and worked for five years before coming to the United States. While in Hong Kong, she taught Chinese as a Second Language at Hong Kong Baptist University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong for three years. She was also the Director of the Children’s Department at the Asian Outreach where she published four Chinese Children’s books. Miriam Hurdle came to the United States for her graduate studies. She received her master’s degrees in Christian Ministry from Portland Seminary, Counseling from Seattle Pacific University, and Education Administration from California State University, Los Angeles. After teaching in a California public school for fifteen years, she was promoted to a school district administrative position. She went on to do the postgraduate studies and earned her Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership from La Verne University in California. Dr. Hurdle continued in her administrative position for ten years before her retirement. In her retired life, Dr. Hurdle enjoys doing volunteer counseling, reading, writing, blogging, singing, drawing, watercolor painting, gardening, photographing, and traveling. Dr. Hurdle is married to Lynton Hurdle and has one married daughter and one granddaughter.