Migraine–an interrupter of life
My holiday plans were interrupted by a migraine headache this week. It made ringing in the new year a little bit harder than normal. I didn’t join the Scrabble game, just kept score. Migraines have plagued me since I was … Continue reading →
Reflecting on the old and looking to the New Year
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 →
The Spirit of Giving
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 →
A Civil War Christmas
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 →
Three Reads You Won’t Want to Miss
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 →
Dragon Art Contest
My book has a sibling
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 →
A Song for the Holidays
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 →
Gifts that are Free
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 →