Divorce – I Wish Someone Had Told Me
Divorce. I thought I knew. I thought I knew what it would be like. What to expect. How I would feel. How I would react and how others would react.
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A Mediocre Sidekick Kind of Woman
Okay. Here is what 18+ years of being a mother and over 20 years of being a teacher and years of being a friend and a daughter and business owner,
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I Knew When I Danced in the Rain Versión en inglés y español incluida
I had never danced in the rain. Not in forty-five years. But there I was. Music blaring from my phone. Margaritas fueling my groove. An empty town square and the
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I Was Right
It’s been hard for me to process the past 5 months. Everything went from normal to crazy to a new normal that’s still not really normal at all. Everyone is
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Baja Lessons…The Beast Versión en inglés y español incluida
The Beast. He said just drive The Beast and you will be fine. He said there’s nothing better than a Baja Beater. I wasn’t sure. It looked pretty rough. A
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Another Year: Broken. Messy. Okay.
Forty-six. Another year of experiences. And memories. And obstacles and celebrations and frustrations and revelations. And lessons. Lots of lessons. I learned I matter. I learned not only should I
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We Just Need Each Other Versión en inglés y español incluida
I tend to get stuck on certain words. Words that I might not notice the first time, or even the second, but then suddenly it seems I see or hear
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Not That Kind of Strong
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” I get it. I understand the meaning. The sentiment. But I gotta be honest. I kind of
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Baja Lessons…Just Because Versión en inglés y español incluida
Amada. Ninety-six years old. Eating Pizza. Drinking sangria. Laughing and smiling. And although quite frail, having no problem yanking the check out of her brother’s hand and insisting she would
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THOSE KIDS: No One Wants Better For Me Than Me
You want me to change. You want me to do better and make better choices. You want me to learn to cope and overcome and put myself on the right
Read MoreThe VOICES of THOSE KIDS
During preservice a few years ago, I ran into a group of new teachers at lunch. We had a brief conversation about where we worked. When they heard where I taught, a PRTF (Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility), one of the teachers said, “Good for you. I couldn’t work with THOSE kids.” I said, “You do realize when THOSE kids leave […]
Learning is Not Closed
Changing aren’t coming. They’re here. Everything is changing. Again. Hard decisions were made in most of our communities. Precautions and restrictions and shut downs. Quarantines and capacities and illnesses. I know emotions are high and opinions are all over the place. Not everyone agrees or understands. Some will make the transition relatively easily and some it’s going to hit hard. […]