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  • Unpack.

    Unpack.

    I remember everything. Every horrible word. Every terrible action. I thought I had gotten rid of them by moving forward, but I hadn’t dealt with how their comments made me feel. Who are they,…

  • The Nudge We All Need

    The Nudge We All Need

    The elephant in the room says I haven’t been posting much. Who asked you, Ms. Elephant? Honestly, I probably wouldn’t have posted tonight, but I got a nudge from an unexpected source . More…

  • Not just anyone-Part Un

    Birds are chirping in the trees across the parking lot.  It’s 5:19am on day number 13 of my summer break.  Yes, I should still be snoring, but I’m done sleeping for now.  Besides, I’m…

  • A Letter to My Son

    This is a letter to my future son.  Although I currently don’t have any children, I imagine this is how the letter would go. Also, I’m listening to a song I wrote entitled “Sovereign…

  • Holding on for dear life: Part 2

    This is a continuation from last week’s post (Holding on for dear life)…… …..”You’ll be alr….”  WOOSH!!!  My muscles immediately tensed up, as I closed my eyes.  It was such an intense force, that…

  • Holding on for dear life

    I hate heights.  I’ve had this fear since childhood.  It may change, though.  Let’s commence with the story. We had taken the students on a field trip to an amusement park on Friday.  The…

  • Memoires of a Soldier’s Son

    Originally posted on GiveLoveLiveMore: Okay, so I realize you guys haven’t heard from me in quite a while.  Well, I have a valid excuse (not really).  I have been busy doing blah, blah, blah……Yeah,…

  • You Are Remembered

    Well, today is Mother’s Day1  As I do every year, I sent individual messages to as many mothers as I could remember (it’s 2218 and I just sent a text to a person I…

  • You have come so far…

    The other day, I was invited to a community event at my former school.  What made this visit so special was that I was able to see old colleagues and parents; some of whom…

  • Am I alone in this?

    An old couple holding hands.  A child resting her head on her mother’s lap.  Seeing an old friend.  A daughter grabbing her father’s hand. There is so much warmth that comes to heart when…

  • It had to be done

    A few weeks ago, I traveled to visit my family (in Charleston, SC).  While I was home, I go the opportunity to cross a beautiful bridge.  This that spectacular bridge.  Just looking at it…