As I sit and read through Facebook, I see all these posts about the new year and resolutions. I began to think back through this year. A lot has happened. First off, last year this day, we welcomed an exchange … Continue reading →
Christmas is a season of giving. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas day. Our day was spent with the traditional gift giving. However, that really started several days earlier. We had informed the kids (the four who are … Continue reading →
The two brothers trudged through the hard-packed frozen road. Their weary feet were beyond feeling, frozen and having seen too many miles to count. Their uniforms once a proud bright blue, now almost beyond recognition. The shoulders burnished and shiny … Continue reading →
I’m often commenting on how my To-Be-Read list is a mile long. On my Kindle App, I have ten books yet to read! Most of those are from author friends at Booktrope. However, there is LRW Lee’s Andy Smithson series … Continue reading →
As I sit down to write, I can’t believe it is that time already. In August I sat stunned and in disbelief that I had actually published a book. Dragon’s Future made its debut on August 9. Holding it in … Continue reading →
With Christmas around the corner and family plans of getting together for the first time in several years, I have been thinking of my grandpa. Gramps Pat had a wonderful bass singing voice. He sang in choir and serenaded us … Continue reading →
This year, I have started to use a program called ClassCraft in my classroom. It has been fun to watch how the students react to it. ClassCraft is a game created by a teacher to make learning fun. Students are … Continue reading →
It’s Thanksgiving, the beginning of the holiday season. I remember growing up that Thanksgiving was the day we would see the first Christmas commercials. It was the day Santa was ussured in at the end of the Macy’s parade. It … Continue reading →
As a teacher, I have gone through several classes on teaching students about literature. My favorite genre is fantasy. One thing I learned is that the main ingredient for a fantasy tale is magic. As children we can believe in … Continue reading →
