Category: Give
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Morning Jitters
Well, another school year begins tomorrow. Although this is my eighth teaching year, the first day of school jitters still get to me. I wonder about what I will wear (a bowtie, I think), what time should I arrive to school, and what should I expect. I can’t be the only one who feels this…
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Memoires of a Soldier’s Son
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, I’ve been busy, but who hasn’t? I honestly have had quite a bit to talk about, but I wanted to make sure that my post…
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What’s missing?
Greetings to all of the fantabulous readers out there (fantastic+fabulous=fantabulous)! I bring you greetings from the penthouse floor of my building, where I reside. Who cares if my building only has three floors? That’s not the point. Let’s get right to it. Lately, I am constantly being reminded that everything requires a process. I find…
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Remission Reloaded
Remission: the act or process of remitting Synonyms: absolution, amnesty, forgiveness, pardon, remittal I thought I would educate my readers. Hey, I’m a teacher. Can you tell? Recently, I had the esteemed pleasure of blaming someone else for a deep hurt that I’ve been experiencing lately–Too direct? Yes? Let me say it differently. For quite…
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El cazador de sueños (The Dream Catcher)
This time, I decided to change writing spots. I’m writing you from IHOP. Let’s begin, shall we? During a previous post, I talked about not letting go of your dreams. Well, after writing that, it fueled me to pass on that lesson to my kids (students). In August, I purchased the “Dream” wall decal for…
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To whom much is given…..
…much is required of you to remain selfish! No? Did I get that wrong? Well, I might not know it by how much we hoard here in America. I find it nauseating to see how much money is spent on “stuff” in the “Land of Opportunity”. I feel as though so much can be done,…
