During a conversation with my students, the question, "what's on your reading list?" came up in class. One of my favorite questions, I will admit...but, in all honesty, some students could care less about what I read. However, I thought some of you may be interested in a few books that I've read, or have on my reading list. For about three years … [Read more...]

Today Memphis turns 2. Yes, we are celebrating his birthday. No big party, but he did get a birthday badge, and I'm almost positive he will get some new toys (don't tell him)! I've shared with you that our family had a rough vacation and that prompted Sam to think about applying for This Able Veteran. We saw first hand how damaging PTSD could … [Read more...]

On Wednesday night, Sam and I decompress after my night class (I teach composition at our local community college), and I shared stories about my day with students. I was excited because he and Memphis came up in our class discussion. I was able to share a little information on service dogs with my students. Tonight I told him that I mentioned … [Read more...]