Judy’s Blog
Stories, Poems, and Life Lessons from Dr. Judy Richardson
In these blog posts, Dr. Judy offers more than opinions—she offers experience. With a background in education, parenting, community work, and caregiving, she brings thoughtful insight to everyday challenges and joys. Some posts are poems. Some are essays. Some are stories that just needed to be told. All are written with heart, honesty, and a desire to connect.
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My Life in Coffee Cups
My Life in Coffee Cups This may sound silly to some, but you could learn a lot about my life by just perusing my…
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Between the Pages
Between the Pages Sometimes In our haste to “get on with it” We turn two pages at a time. If they’re tightly stuck together…
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Amana Days
Amana Days I have continued to think and rethink how to tell the story of my life with Chuck Wendel. He was a remarkable…
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College Plans
Many parents want their children to attend college. It is true that studies in the past have shown people with college degrees can earn…
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Just For Laugh:Life Alert 2.0
New Post: Laughter the Best Medicine The “lifeline” saga continues. If you read my first post in the category, you learned the story of my false…
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Just for Laughs
Remember reading that last page in Readers Digest with the jokes and funny stories? I think it was called Laughter is the Best Medicine.…
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Kitchen Table Poetry
I have been writing poetry for many years. It is not in the tradition of Longfellow or Frost, but a sort of free the…
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What’s in a name?
When I was a little girl and we went to visit my mother’s parents, I was taught to call them Mother Dearest, and Daddy…
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Why I Teach
Chapter One: I never planned to be a teacher. A summary of my life story is well captured in this quote by John Lennon:…
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The Coffee Lovers’ Poetry Companion
Here is a sample from the book. Science ExperimentIn the bottom of your desk drawerIt’s resting sight unseen.An almost empty coffee cup,Its contents turning…