So many times in life I think to myself, "boy, this would make an incredible story." Or, I will say to friends and colleagues, "you won't believe this story." And then I think about my profession, my passion, what I do: I help others tell a story. I teach students how to write a narrative essay, I tell them that their story matters, I work with … [Read more...]
Back to School
Yesterday was my first day back to school for the fall semester. Although it was a long day, it really didn't feel like my first day back. I honestly feel like I have not had a break since the summer semester ended at the beginning of August. One of my favorite things to do is plan. Yep. You read that correctly. I plan out lessons, writing … [Read more...]
Healing Yourself
The past few weeks have been a blur. We've had some softball games (okay, we had four last week), we've had work, school, laundry, cleaning, you know the drill--a regular week when you are busy. It seems that we've hardly had time to breathe, to really slow down and stop to sit down and just take a few minutes to relax. Until this weekend. We … [Read more...]