Well, my ten-minute post idea lasted five days and then disappeared for 4 months. I toyed with the idea of shutting down the blog so that I wouldn’t feel guilty about not writing here. I haven’t been able to do it. Even though I’ve been busying myself with my non-virtual life, it was comforting to…
The realization
The teacher’s spring is in September, not April. Everything is both new and familiar, with a chance for a fresh start each time. Back in April, the year was setting on my job as the gifted teacher. I’d gone around and around in my head and with various others trying to determine what I’d be…
Do we dare?
Take a moment and finish this sentence: Vulnerability is _______________. Maybe your answers look like some of mine: Vulnerability is… ~admitting I’ve made a mistake. ~hitting publish on a post. ~inviting people to my house. ~taking my children in public. ~when my children are sick, hurt, or afraid. ~admitting that someone has hurt my feelings….
How I make political decisions
As many people do, I tend to avoid political topics both here and on my social media pages. It isn’t because I’m afraid of offending people, though. It’s mostly because I get incredibly passionate about the subject and I end up going on and on and on, and I get discouraged when it feels like…
Balancing act
There I was, letting my mind wander toward the end of an early dinner. The No-Nap Fairy visited this afternoon, and someone was at the end of his cheerful disposition for the day. But dinner is typically a cure-all, so while the boys sat there chatting to no one in particular, my brain turned to…
