The problem with children who can read is that they read newspaper headlines and the crawler on the news on the ubiquitous televisions in restaurants across America. News editors don't hesitate to employ alarm tactics to grab attention. We as viewers and consumers complain, but … [Read more...] about Tell Me Some Good News
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I SPOKE OUT for NC Teachers
Here I am doing my thing. My speech is below. Teacher Stacy Eleczko giving us a glimpse into the life of a teacher. Yevonne Brannon firing up the crowd in support of teachers. My sons’ teachers spend more time with them each day than I … [Read more...] about I SPOKE OUT for NC Teachers
NC Teacher SPEAK OUT 11/4 at Noon
There's something rotten to the core in North Carolina. Help me understand why there is so much contempt for teachers these days. I don't see business folks and politicians lining up to spend time in a classroom. Sure, they read a story to a rapt kindergarten class while … [Read more...] about NC Teacher SPEAK OUT 11/4 at Noon
Halloween Doesn’t Get Cuter Than This – Wordless Wednesday
Please Help Fire Victims
There's been a severe house fire in the neighborhood next to mine. A grandmother, mother, teenage daughter, and baby boy have lost everything. They are safe. But they are left with nothing. I can't imagine. This is a time for the community, far and wide, to pull together. Every … [Read more...] about Please Help Fire Victims
No Fall Decorating This Year
It's silly, really. Such a small, insignificant thing, especially in light of all the trials each day brings. But we have been in transition, cramped together in a smallish space for over six months now. We are without our things, our comforts, and sentimental doodads as we await … [Read more...] about No Fall Decorating This Year
My Boys Blog
I'm out of commission for a bit due to this acute tendinitis afflicting my elbow. I don't even play tennis, but I do love the skirts. An office job is killing me. God did not make our bodies to sit at a desk clickety-clacking all day long. The keyboard, the mouse, the small … [Read more...] about My Boys Blog