Today the girls are all at school and I find myself replaying decisions, Hoping I’ve done what’s best for them as I sit with that free and lonely feeling. You know the one, mamas, when no one is pulling at your shirt Or calling your name endlessly, or telling you something hurts. No one is …
Atlantic Beach is one of our favorite places to visit. We stay in an incredibly affordable oceanfront condo in Indian Beach at Colony by the Sea. With a pool, super quick access to the beach, and a quaint, family friendly atmosphere it has been a perfect place for us over the years. The beach where …
This may be the best dish I have ever made. I’m not kidding! It took me three days of cooking it to get it just how I wanted it to pair perfectly with spaghetti. It’s so easy to cook and the flavor is great. I kept it plain without adding cheese because it just tasted …
Creamy and delicious, this dip is super fast and easy and perfect for an appetizer. Call me lazy if you want to, but it is great only having 1 pot to wash after cooking! If you want to be fancy, put it all in a baking dish and broil for a minute to toast the …
“Words have not been invented to describe Auschwitz” (Finder 67). Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. As a high school English teacher, Holocaust study was one of my favorite units to do with students. …
“Then you must tell ’em dat love ain’t somethin’ lak uh grindstone dat’s de same thing everywhere and do de same thing tuh everything it touch. Love is lak de sea. It’s uh movin’ thing, but still and all, it takes its shape from de shore it meets, and it’s different with every shore.” ~Zora …
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. I stumbled upon this book through my membership in Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG), an international society of key women educators. Each chapter of this book concludes with an …
Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to make a purchase through my links, at no cost to you. I bought this book because I thought it would be light reading and a break from the much heavier reading I had been doing all semester. I like …
As long as I live, I will remember a student sitting in one of the front desks of my classroom, left side, who sized me up on the second day of the semester and let me know exactly what he thought. When he realized that there would be a daily journal entry required, he said, …
My mama has made banana nut bread for as long as I can remember. You know when she has made it because you can smell it as soon as you walk in the back door. This bread is not too sweet and makes a great breakfast or a special treat at any time of the …
