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Top Ten Differences Between Writing Fiction and Non-Fiction
Teaching kids the difference between fiction and non-fiction is not for the faint of heart. To help kids master the topic, teachers guide kids through compare and contrast lessons, often creating visuals like the one above. (Find the original photo and a bang up...
Go, Jane, Go!
Yes, you read the title right. No more pity parties for poor, poor Jane. After months of languishing while her creator dealt with silly things like greeting beautiful new grandchildren into the world and meeting non-fiction book contract deadlines, Jane is once again...
Fantastic Friday…The Dream of a Lifetime
Funny, isn't it, how our preferences change over the years? As a kid, a day like the one described below would have been a dream come true. Today, even more than 7 years ago when this story first posted, the thought of 3 McDonalds meals in 1 day turns my stomach. How...
Chicken and Vegetable Soup
This recipe comes courtesy of my two weeks spent on a candida elimination diet. With my diet limited to twigs, bark, and leaves meat, veggies and nuts, I didn't expect to create a new and tasty recipe. But several days in, I needed to add something new to my basic...
Top Ten Reasons I’m Smiling this Week
10. The frost boil on our little gravel road has healed, and city workers removed the "road closed" barricades. 9. My allergy elimination diet has moved from bark, twigs, and leaves meat, veggies, and nuts to meat, veggies, nuts, rice, and oatmeal. 8. At the library,...
Standing on my Red Card Kids Soap Box
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.: Matthew 19:14 In the last five years, I’ve spent a considerable amount of time climbing on special needs soap box and preaching the special...