Making the most out of each day
Cover image and synopsis from Goodreads At one point or another, we’ve all been asked to name five people, living or dead, with whom we’d like to have dinner. Why do we choose the people we do? And what if that dinner was to actually happen? These are the questions Rebecca Serle contends within her... Continue Reading →
There it is again - that familiar sinking feeling in my stomach, the emptiness that fills me up. I want to stay in bed and not get out. I look around and wonder for the millionth time, "How did I get here?" How is it possible that all at once everything is so familiar and... Continue Reading →
Yes, I made the conscious decision to write these words. Yes, I made the conscious decision to create this blog. And yes, I make the conscious decision to share my words and my thoughts with the Interweb. But that doesn't make the blue Publish button at the top of my screen any less scary. This... Continue Reading →
There's something about a snowy day that makes me really reflective. I don't mean the kind of snow that just dusts the ground, but the kind that coners the landscape. Everywhere you look there are mountains of snow. The snowflakes continue falling - big and fat and covering, not only the ground, but the view... Continue Reading →
This past Fall I was at a teaching conference and one of the keynote speakers talked about being brave in the classroom. He said that we must first be brave in our teaching if we want our students to be brave in what they produce for us. I teach high school Seniors and I want... Continue Reading →
It's so easy for people to get caught up in the negative and the political turmoil that we constantly hear about and face. It is so easy to focus on the things that are going wrong in our lives instead of focusing on the positives. It is even said that bad news travels 10 times... Continue Reading →
Cover Image and synopsis from Goodreads The Carls just appeared. Coming home from work at three a.m., twenty-three-year-old April May stumbles across a giant sculpture. Delighted by its appearance and craftsmanship -- like a ten-foot-tall Transformer wearing a suit of samurai armor --April and her friend Andy make a video with it, which Andy uploads... Continue Reading →
For many of us we use the calendar to help us remember important and special events in our lives. We know that January 1 is always New Years Day, that February 14th is Valentines Day, and October 31st is Halloween. But our brains don't just remember the days that are happy events, we associate certain... Continue Reading →
Last year I was so wrapped up in the turmoil of my trying to save my marriage, that I didn't stop to evaluate what it was that I was wanting to accomplish in 2018. At that time I had been putting all of my effort, energy, focus on my failing marriage wanting to prove to... Continue Reading →
Thanks for joining me! This blog is going to be a lifestyle blog. It's going to be the good, the bad, the ugly, the exciting, the mundane...it's going to be my life. You are welcome to join me on this crazy journey and feel free to share your own stories. Welcome to the time of... Continue Reading →
time of my life 