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My Personal Bastille Day
Sorry about the brevity of this post, but the guillotine dangling over my head is making it hard to think of something to write about today. See, my editor sent the page proofs for Different Dream Parenting about a week ago, and they have to be completed - along with...
Eggplant Pomadora Pasta
We usually celebrate the arrival of eggplant season by stashing the big purple veggies that come in our weekly CSA share in the refrigerator’s vegetable bin. A month or two later, we celebrate the end of season by removing several rotten eggplants from the vegetable...
The Reading Promise by Alice Ozma
One Saturday in June, probably while cleaning bathrooms, I listened to an NPR interview with a young author. A young college grad had written a memoir about the 3,218 day reading streak she and her dad had racked up - an accomplishment that began when Alice was in...
Masters of Encouragement
A few weeks ago, on one of this summer’s blistering hot July days, three former colleagues and I spent the afternoon together. Vicky, Pat, and Pauline are still teaching, though I jumped ship in May of 2003. We loved teaching fourth grade together, collaborating and...
Sheer Torture – Recycled
Today’s recycled post was pulled from the August, 2009 file. It’s a snapshot of the month before the release of A Different Dream for My Child, complete with technical challenges, and hot weather. Reading through it, I was struck by how similar this August is to that...
Crazy People
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. Hebrews 13:2 Riding a bike is one of my not favorite things. Being outside on a hot July day is another of my not favorite things. Along with sweating, being...