Uncategorized What If… We Have Some conversations 16 Jan 202116 Jan 2021 "I believe an important part of the cure, maybe the most crucial part of it, is to talk to each other." ~Emmanuel Acho When I step into the 🏫classroom each…
Uncategorized What If…We Turn Things Around for the Better 9 Jan 20219 Jan 2021 Honestly, friends, I've got nothing for you this week. I feel tired. I feel empty. Sad, disappointed, and angry. My usual sunshine and rainbows just aren't here. They're replaced with…
Uncategorized What If…Love is the Only Word We Need 30 Dec 20202 Jan 2021 A whole bunch of buzzwords became part of our daily language in 2020. 😷Mask up. Quarantine. Contact tracing. ➕Positivity rates. Social ⏪⏩distancing. Contactless delivery. 🔒Lockdown. Self-isolation. Face covering. Face shields.…
Uncategorized What If…the New Year Brings Promise 24 Dec 202026 Dec 2020 2020 has been a lot. 😵The crazy thing about 2020 is that it started off like any other year. Full of anticipation- complete with 🌟hopes and 🌟dreams. We had plans.…
Uncategorized Christmas Reimagined 24 Dec 2020 I don't know about you, but Christmas in 2020 isn't going to be like our typical Christmas. We have a big, beautiful, blended family with adult kids who live far…
Uncategorized Mirror- Our New Favorite Workout 23 Dec 2020 Our family is active. We like to get a good sweat going every day. We run races- well, we did run races before the pandemic put a halt to those…
Uncategorized What If…We Make People Feel Special 19 Dec 202019 Dec 2020 For as long as I can remember, my dad chose a special 🎅Christmas gift just for me. He bought something that I had not circled in the Sears Wish Book.…
Uncategorized What If…Manners Mattered? 12 Dec 202012 Dec 2020 Angelina and I stopped by a shop to pick up her new prescription 👓eyeglasses after school the other day. The sign at the 🚪door listed the necessary COVID protocols. It…
Uncategorized New ETSY Site 12 Dec 2020 My son has many talents. One of them is graphic design. Since he was laid off from his job in the theatre industry during the pandemic, he took the opportunity…
Uncategorized What If…We’re Surprised 4 Dec 20205 Dec 2020 My husband doesn't typically read my 📝writings before publishing. He doesn't even ask about the topics. Although I sometimes want feedback while I'm working on a project, Ken prefers to…
Uncategorized What If…We’re Grateful Every Day 28 Nov 202028 Nov 2020 November is the month that brings the whole idea of being 😍grateful out of the shadows and into the light. Thanksgiving is a big reason for that, of course. Having…
Uncategorized How About a New Book? 28 Nov 202028 Nov 2020 Hello there, friends! It's that time of year! Time to pick the perfect presents- and Small Business Saturday! If you're searching for unique gifts for those special people in your…
Uncategorized What If…Our Positivity is Authentic 21 Nov 202021 Nov 2020 I belong to a Facebook group of educators across Missouri who share tips, tricks, 🎉celebrations, and 😵frustrations of teaching during a pandemic. There was a post the other day that…
Uncategorized What If…We Remember the Lessons of 2020? 14 Nov 202014 Nov 2020 We were sitting in a faculty meeting a few days ago. Faculty meetings look a lot different this year. When we had faculty meetings in previous years, the whole gang…
Uncategorized What If…We’re Patient 7 Nov 20207 Nov 2020 William Langland wrote the first-ever recording of the phrase, "Patience is a virtue" sometime between 1360 and 1387. A Greek proverb says, "One ⏳minute of patience, ten ⏳years of peace."…
Uncategorized What If…We Listen to the Kids 30 Oct 202031 Oct 2020 I have been hearing folks talk about COVID-fatigue. 😐Even though I feel like I've adapted to this new abnormal, I get it. I'm 😴exhausted from just trying to keep up…
Uncategorized What If…We Remember Grace 23 Oct 202024 Oct 2020 A former student messaged me the other day. 😊She wanted to say thanks to this old teacher. She didn't thank me for teaching her how to use context clues when…
Uncategorized What If…Practice Introspection 17 Oct 202017 Oct 2020 I was 👟running on the trail when I started to smell smoke. It's not uncommon to smell smoke from a barbecue or the smell of a woodpile 🔥burning. It wasn't…
Uncategorized What If…Remember Our Mindset 10 Oct 202011 Oct 2020 I woke up the other day thinking it was Friday. 🎉For folks who work those Monday through Friday weeks, you know what I'm talking about. It feels good😍 to wake…
Uncategorized What If…We Lift Each Other 3 Oct 20203 Oct 2020 We spend a lot of ⏰time on the sidelines at volleyball games. It's a lot of fun to watch the teamwork, the awesome 🔥kills, those 💥aces, a few shots that…
