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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
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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
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Song Lyric – Sunday – Aroma and Flavor
Ever since March when the the stay home orders began, my faith has been renewed. One of the churches I follow had worship afternoons several times during the week to help people with their faith and to keep them feeling… Continue reading
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The night
Molly nervously looked at her watch. Almost midnight, Marc had never been out this late without contacting her. He always needed to be home by eight and in bed by 10 type of guy. Always in their twenty years of… Continue reading
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What do you see? – September 28, 2020
I was hiking a cool serene lake in the middle of nowhere. All I can hear for miles around me is an unreal silence with an occasional chirp, leaves crunching, and a frog croaking. I was in nirvana. Suddenly the… Continue reading
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I am Dayton Strong
The morning after Memorial Day, I’m outside chasing my dog at 4 o’clock in the morning. The sky is full of stars and the air is perfectly still. I breathed a sigh of relief because I made it through the… Continue reading
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Refreshing my Kitchen
In March, right before the self imposed quarantine, we made a decision to use some of my inheritance money from my mom to refresh our kitchen. Then the quarantine occurred and the idea was stalled. Early May, everything started to… Continue reading
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When August 1st comes . . .
The last few days of summer During my first few years of teaching, school didn’t begin until around Labor Day. In fact, when Youngest was born, I left the previous school year pregnant and came back to work with everyone… Continue reading
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Trauma Informed Care/ Teaching
Three weeks ago, the most unbelievable disaster occurred in our area. Fifteen tornadoes tore through the area. One was an EF-4 tornado that traveled 19 miles and had a width of 0.7 miles at it’s largest point. Another one was… Continue reading
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Memorial Day 2019 Tornado
Actually I should say tornadoes. Yesterday was a beautiful day. High 60’s/ low 70’s, cloud cover most of the day so it was not too hot. Continue reading
