There is no getting around it: teaching takes energy.  Lots of it.  It takes mental, physical, and emotional grit.  It takes organization, determination, and ...

Water whispers in the trees; the drops cool my skin. Running in the rain…

This has been a hard year.  It has been a strange year. COVID-19 has turned America upside down, held the country by the ankles, ...

Since the pandemic hit, there are many new “norms.” Adjusting to the new normal is difficult.  Add to that the uncertainty of whether the ...

Sparks of light flicker Here, gone, there, gone; tricking eyes to search the darkness.

The yarn is tangled. Just when I think there’s progress more knots appear. The more I try, the worse it gets. I shrug and ...

A beach is a beach, right?  Not so much. Each beach is unique due to the variety of indigenous influences.  Sand, water, shells, and ...

“Do more of what lights your soul on fire.” That is the intriguing quote on the cover of my new journal. It is the ...

Words may not hurt but actions do you watch what you say; but not what you do. Your performance is perfection go ahead and ...

Disclaimer:  To all my cousins who have been disillusioned:  I apologize.  I know many of you thought for years you were the favorite niece, ...