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There are days when I start writing and I’m not sure where it’s going to take me. Today is one of those days. There are days when I write in the morning and it’s early evening before I can get back to my writing. Today is one of those days. There are says when life… Read more

I am a member of the #Time2Write online writing workshop started by Jen Laffin at TeachWrite. We meet on Zoom at four designated times during the week. I try to participate in as many of the sessions as I can. Sometimes I can only make it once or twice. Knowing that I can log in… Read more

The days are starting to get cooler, but it’s not winter yet. The days are inching towards September. August is over and done with. It’s time for a new school year, but nothing will be the same. My grade level team was in the school building this weekend, but I stayed home to read, write… Read more

What follows are images and a list of some of the books I read this summer or currently reading. In addition to the books listed above, this summer I also read Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis, City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert, How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, Start with Joy… Read more

On Sunday, my husband and I spent most of the day cleaning and purging unwanted “stuff”. It’s amazing how much you can accumulate over time. I was going to say “junk”, but it wasn’t junk when we acquired a lot of these things. It was what we needed or thought we needed at the time.… Read more

  My 15-year-old son, who has been visiting his sisters in the U.S., called me yesterday. Our conversation went something like this: I don’t feel well. I’ve had it! he said. What do you mean? The mom in me started to worry. What was going on? Was he feeling sick? Did he have a fight with… Read more

Giving myself grace so I can continue to find joy in my life. Giving myself grace even when I’m not feeling 100%. Giving myself grace for those times when it would be easier to just sink down into that dark, deep void of nothingness. Giving myself grace by focusing on what’s most important to me.… Read more

Change the channel. Not the TV channel, silly. But the channel inside your brain. Oh, you didn’t know we have different channels in our heads? Yep! So many channels. Switch the off button on anxiety and fear and discover peace and joy instead. Sounds difficult, almost impossible to do, doesn’t it? When I first heard… Read more