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Friday Thoughts: What Drives Us

Good morning and happy Friday! I hope today finds you ready to be at your best, yet, prepared for a weekend to relax, recharge, and enjoy life a little bit! My wife is "galavating" (goodness, what a fun word) around... Continue Reading →

#SOL17 Challenge – Day 31 – A Reflection of Writing

Hey, we've made it! 31 days straight of funny, sad, inspirational, and sometimes "meh" writing, we've come to the finish line. I looked back at my last year's blog on March 31, and got zero inspiration from it because instead... Continue Reading →

#SOL17 Challenge – Day 25 – Self talk

  As we returned from a visit to our oldest daughter in Ames, we listened to Mary Kay Mueller's, Taking Care of Me: The Habits of Happiness. One of the parts talked about what self-talk. First, she talks about our brain... Continue Reading →

#SOL17 Challenge – Day 16 – Wandering

My word for today: Wandering. I came across one of my favorite quotes comes from a poem written by J.R.R. Tolkien for the Lord of the Rings. It says, "not all who wander are lost," and it's one that's stuck with... Continue Reading →

#SOL17 Challenge – Day 14 – Endurance

  My word today: endurance. My endurance will be tested these last weeks of this school year. My foot hasn't healed and is still sore when I try to run. Plantar fasciitis sucks. I would be on the treadmill right... Continue Reading →

#SOL17 Challenge – Day 12 – Annversary

23 years ago today, we got married. It was a cold, crisp winter Satuday. My mother-in-law was up in arms for months with "what if" questions. What if it snowed? What if it was too cold? What if people couldn't... Continue Reading →

#SOL17 Challenge – Day 10 – Our new baby

Ha ha! Made you look! 🙂 First, congratulations for all those who've made it 10 days! Nice job of keeping on yourself writing for the first week and a half! Now comes *insert dramatic music* another weekend! A bunch of... Continue Reading →

#SOL17 Challenge – Day 9 – Try Hard

  Hello and welcome to Day Nine of our Challenge! Hope this finds you well, full of awesome ideas on how to make the world a better place, on how to help kids find their full potential, or at least... Continue Reading →

#SOL17 Challenge – Day 5 – Basketball

My word of the day: basketball. Yup, basketball. Now, I know my 5 of my seven readers are thinking, "Good grief man, let it go," but seriously, it's in my blood (that and the season is done!). It's that classroom... Continue Reading →

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