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Different Dream Vlog Series: Second Opinions
I’m so glad you stopped by my gravel road today. Our Friday Different Dream vlog series is designed with parents of kids with special needs. You’re so busy with caregiving duties that you need a little pampering now and then. Today’s read aloud from A Different Dream...
Late Summer Cucumber, Tomato, & Zucchini Salad
What's a person to do when the vegetable drawer is stuffed with summer produce that needs to be used? How about typing the names of all those veggies, along with "recipe" and "salad" into a search engine to see what turns up? That's a strategy that worked beautifully...
Top 10 Reasons Visiting my Big Sis Is a Blessing
10. While watching a Mad Men wannabe show, we like to critique the clothing and talk about elementary teachers who dressed like that. 9. She and her husband recommend the best books, authors, and recipes. 8. She checks the routes mapped out by her country sister,...
Do Not Be Afraid
This month marks the first anniversary of the publication of Sun Shine Down, Gillian Marchenko's transparent memoir. In it, she tells about coming to terms with her third daughter's diagnosis of Down syndrome, and her slow and reluctant falling in love with her baby...
Different Dream Vlog Series: What Did I Do Wrong?
Thank you for stopping for a visit on my gravel road. I taught elementary school from 1978 until 2003 and still miss reading aloud to students. So I decided to revive the practice with the Different Dream vlog series, now a regular Friday feature at my other website...
Chocolate Chip-Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
One day not too long ago, I had a major craving for chocolate chip oatmeal cookies. However, I had just one Earth Balance vegan buttery stick for shortening and needed two. But I had plenty of peanut butter and thought, This could be the Reese's peanut butter cup of...