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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. Nanah-jan said, “In this land, it is better to be a stone than to be a girl” (Qaderi 156). “Every day on my way to school, I would …
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. This short book will leave you longing. In a strange mix of emotions, the end is finished but in a way, tells you nothing. It leaves you with …
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. Years ago, I shared essays of belief with my students from NPR’s series This I Believe. The essays were both written and spoken, and one particularly powerful one …
My sweet little daughter called me “Miss Linda” all weekend. She even called her grandma “Miss Linda.” Miss Linda is her teacher at daycare, and she doesn’t look anything like me. My daughter isn’t accidentally mixing us up because we look alike. She is mixing us up because she loves us both. When I woke …
Today was a really hard day. I sat at the table and cried. Not pretty raindrop tears but a total wash out that has left its mark. I keep trying to cover up the wiped away make up and distract from the red eyes with some eyeshadow before my class starts on Zoom, but it’s …
I’m convinced the “Almost 40” years are the absolute best and here’s why: Reason #1 We Are More Beautiful Than Ever Remember when you were in high school and you stopped in the bathroom real quick, not to use the bathroom but to look in the mirror? Sometimes we are obsessed with our looks but …
Teaching World Literature was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I taught texts written from authors around the world to high school students, but I also wanted my own children to have early interactions with multicultural stories. Below you will find recommendations for diverse books that we love: 1.) For Every Child, A …
We don’t need studies to tell us that reading to children is a great thing to do, but of course they exist. It has been proven time and time again that reading from infancy promotes brain development. Children love to be read to and it provides a special time for them to bond with their …
“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.” ~ESV Sometimes we pray, and then pray some more, and some more, and we wait to hear God’s voice. Maybe we want help in making a major life decision like a move, or a …
