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I hope to raise readers in part so that they can gain the same gifts from reading as I have. There are many, many messages and lessons I’ve learned not from people or from articles but from stories, from fictional accounts of an imaginary person’s life. A few weeks ago, I was reading the novel, […]

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I have written in the past about the value of reading the same books to different aged siblings. Lately though, I am languishing in the beauty of reading separately with the girls. Not only does this give me much  needed one on one time with each of them but we have made an important and […]

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We have an independent book store in town that isn’t quite as quaint as the stock photo above. But it’s an independent bookstore and I believe strongly in frequenting such places. If there is any hope in keeping these stores afloat, those of us who spend way more money on books than we should, need […]

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Today a funeral procession of hundreds of cars passed our school to the see the scene above. May Kelly know how deeply her death has touched this community, always tight knit, now closer. May Kelly’s parents continue to rely on the love that surrounds them today. May the family on whose property this tragedy occurred […]

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This evening,  Katherine asked me a question that she already knew the answer to. I responded but then teasingly said, “Why’d you ask, if you knew!?” Katherine said she wasn’t sure but then Caroline chimed in…   She said, “Well teachers ask questions they know the answers to all the time.” Caroline thought nothing of this comment […]

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I usually try to avoid writing ‘non-literacy’ posts back to back but today it can’t be avoided. It can’t be avoided because this blog is not only a professional one but also a blog I use to track important things that happen in the lives of our family. It can’t be avoided because our community […]

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From the Capital to the White House and everything in between…  

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Today I feel lucky to be featured as a guest blogger at Tender Times Doula. My friend Elaine  asked if I had an opinion on when to start reading to a baby. As you can guess, I certainly do. Please click here to go to Elaine’s wonderful site and learn the answer to the question, […]

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