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Today's Wonderings
heading out .....Day One of a new Blog ---About kids. About the magic that happens when the adults in their lives model courage and integrity.About the confusion that shows up for kids when adults ask...
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Kid Courage
steep terrain ....He can jump into the pool from the diving board. She can pet the scary dog. He can speak in front of the whole class …… they are so brave.But what about the children who can tell...
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Five and under = FREE!
" Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you." Robert FulghumBeing one of five children in a family on a tight budget, I grew up wearing my sister’s...
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Hooray for Dan and a Two-Post Day!
I love being privileged enough to witness someone share their story especially when I get glimpses of their courage and integrity.A cool experience at the SCBWI conference in Seattle this past April...
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A Posture of Pride
I love it when a child feels proud. When their self-love is so full and big it shows in the way they walk and stand and look at you! I want to bottle it and give it to them when they are a pre-teen...
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Feeling safe ... it's CRITICAL!
For 34 years I taught middle school and high school age youth in public and private schools. I LOVED that job. But it was tough to watch adolescents struggle to survive emotionally in the venue of a...
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AT- PROMISE!
The hardest part of being a retired educator is missing the kids .... and the exhilarating high that comes along with the vibrant dance of teaching kids and being taught by them. So I love hearing from...
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Time and Experiences or Things and Stuff
I traveled almost all of September. I travelled a bit more in October and spent the rest of it regrouping from my travels. I loved all that travel time and its opportunities for adventuring,...
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BeNice.com
OK ---- I could give all sorts of excuses, but they all would be just that ---excuses. There is NO good reason why I have not posted since November. It is not as if there weren't plenty of...
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SOLUTION FOCUSED!
My good friend recently had her old windows replaced. It was going to be a big job for the crew coming in to do the job. She was a bit worried about how it all would go.At one point, she came into her...
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MAKE YOURSELF PROUD!
Last Sunday another message blared boldly and colorfully from my five year old grand-daughter's T-shirt. Another reason I wanted to hug her .... and the person who created that shirt... and the person...
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HAPPY (?) BIRTHDAY
The birthday celebration had all the happy trappings .... delicious food, a pretty cake, chocolate icing, gifts, loved ones, a word-learning toddler repeating "Happy .... Happy .... Happy .... Happy"...
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NEXT TIME I GET SCARED .....
At a mother's day gathering last week, a friend told a story that I want to remember the next time I get really scared or start to head toward catastrophe mode.Last January her relatives were aboard...
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HOW DO YOU SNUGGLE WITH AN E-BOOK?
OK -- I know I am in my 60's and I know that I did not grow up surrounded by the edge of electronics guiding my every step and purchase, but is there anything more satisfying than a child snuggled up...
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A DAY TO WRITE .....
I got up EARLY today to get a jump start on my writing. Had lots to do and many ideas swirling in my head. But the sun was out ... and in the Pacific Northwest, that golden orb has had but a few...
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SUMMERTIME THINGS-TO-DO LIST
Summertime .... What will fill your days? Swim lessons? Music camp? Bike rides? Lemonade stands? BOOKS?Just in time for our summer reading pleasure is the Association for Library Service to...
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Hey, Sweet Kid, you got a hand-written LETTER in the MAIL!
"She's getting confirmed," he told me. "Would you write her a letter?"I don't see my niece nearly as often as I would like. She lives many states away. But still, I love her to pieces. Of course, I...
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I-CAN-DO-THAT!
As my five year old grand-daughter and I walked through the field, she got close enough to see the full extent of the rope swing hanging far off the ground in the tall trees. She slowed and then...
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The Gold Medal of Courage .....
Watching the Olympics gives me goosebumps, then lumps in my throat, then jaw-dropping doses of amazement. But most of all, I marvel at the COURAGE so many of these world athletes exhibit as they dig...
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The Berenstain Bears ROCK!
It was the first day of class - September something, nineteen ninety something. Seventh grade core - reading, writing, social studies. I had big dreams for all that these thirty boys and girls would...
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