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  • Be Present (How to Build Rapport Part 1)

    I just ended my 21st year of teaching special education. One of my skill sets is the ability to build rapport with my students. Over the years I have realized that rapport cannot be forced or bought. Some students will… Continue reading

  • Spring Walk

    In February, we got a new puppy, Gaston. He is still learning how to walk on a leash. I took him for a walk to get exercise and to also capture photos of the spring beauty around my neighborhood. Gaston… Continue reading

  • Spring Snow

    Last Tuesday into Wednesday, we had an April snow. It seems that every year we have one snow in April. This year it was in late April rather then at the beginning of the month. We got about 1.5 to… Continue reading

  • Mom, What’s For Dinner? Week of April 25, 2021 (Mainly vegetarian)

    Jump to menu: My dear children, you are not going to like what I have planned for dinner. (I’m talking about my 2 children, not all of y’all. Oh, and I’m not southern. I just like the word y’all.) Let… Continue reading

  • Health Update

    Four years ago, I went gluten-free because I was having headaches. I ate that way for over a year before adding back gluten in my diet. The day after Easter, I had a bad attack after eating my lunch. All… Continue reading

  • Plant a Seed

    I’m going to interrupt the Holy Week narrative for this very important announcement. But before that, I should tell or remind you what happened on Holy Monday. Jesus removed and freed the animals and cleansed the temple of all the… Continue reading

  • Our Sacrificial Lamb

    “The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! ” “Blessed is he who comes in… Continue reading

  • West Virginia – October 2020

    Here are some videos from our healing trip. Continue reading

  • Out of the River, Onto the Raft – My Faith Journey (Revised)

    I have been working on revising and editing my book. Which has been a slow process. I hadn’t worked on it for the last 2 months. Today I began revising it. I had stopped at my faith journey. This is… Continue reading

  • Mom, What’s For Dinner

    Last night, I made a baked penne pasta dish. When Youngest came into the kitchen, he told me that it looked good. After he finished his dinner, he told me that it was excellent cooking. Swoon! That’s the best early… Continue reading