Inventory

#Reverb12, Day 17: How will you continue to make a difference in 2013?   I will continue being myself in 2013 but a little older, a little more weary yet more open. I will continue working towards forgiveness and healing while still being a pinch jaded.  I will be more…

the whisperers

It’s the day before #Reverb12 and I approach this year with much less planning than in years past.  I haven’t looked at the website other than to register and I haven’t even looked at the other bloggers who are participating — yet. I am purely jumping in for the experience…

wallowers

I’m teaching students to write this year.  I’m back in the classroom where I belong, have always belonged, and I’m showing the world to students who have been trapped inside a five paragraph essay.  For some of them, it’s like they just discovered there are more crayons in the box….

cancellation

We are living  existing in daily contention, you and I, all of us together.  We all insist we opinions matter, speech is free, journalism matters, diversity is honored, and yet that isn’t really true.  In the last several days, days and days, arguments are erupting over gun rights, free speech,…

pinned

Like many people, I am enchanted by Pinterest.  I frequent my boards to find recipes and activities for my children.  I have found useful ideas for gardening and for my home.  I enjoy looking at what friends and strangers alike have pinned and add their pins to my collection. Last…