Last Monday my students and I came into the classroom to find a note on our chalkboard: Dear Students, There are 5 letters of the alphabet hidden in your classroom. They are not inside desks or on bookshelves. Not in teacher’s desk either. Look for them at recess and put them on Miss Luci’s desk […]
Tender words, gentle touch and a good cup of coffee, And someone that loves me and wants me to stay; Hold them near while they’re here and don’t wait for tomorrow, To look back and wish for today. ~Gloria Gaither That song has been running through my mind the last couple of days. I am
This is my friend Sandra and I. Sandra cannot hear. She was born that way. Although she can read and write, she can speak no more than a few words of English, and a few of Spanish. Her spoken language is like birds flying, all motion and grace. No sound. I marvel at the flexibility
1. At least not if they’re only a temporary mom, helping to feed and organize two school children for a week while the said schoolchildren’s parents are out of town. Acting as a pseudo mom may go along swimmingly for a while, but will be likely to cause chaos and heartburn under certain circumstances. 2.
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Well, my promise to myself to blog more frequently has fallen by the wayside of late. Mondays seem to be about all I can manage. And that’s okay. I made myself no rules–was only trying to give some sorely needed encouragement to stay in touch with my writing self. I have been working on revising
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