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A Gift of Hope
I was gifted a print of my friend, Suze’s mandala. She titled it “Finding Peace.” It contains the colors of the flaq of Ukraine. Each one of Suze’s mandalas are works of inspiration and creativity. She gifted 6 prints, and I was blessed to be the first recipient. I went to her house to pick…
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What Makes Me Happy?
I have been working on being more positive in my thoughts and actions. It’s odd that I use the word “working.” Sometimes my thoughts go to the dark side so it does require effort on my part to shift to a better way of looking at things. Susan David said, “Don’t believe everything you think.”…
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Phonics
NOTE: A child may be able to recite the alphabet, but not know the sounds. Phonics combines both skills. For many students the two skills are too much to tackle at once. Most reading difficulties are a result of a lack of phonemic awareness (sounds). See my page on Resources for Phonemic Awareness first: Resources…
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I’m Back and Ready to Rant
Sometimes I just need to take a little break from things. Okay, so maybe I took a long break from writing. If I am honest with myself, writing is my friend, my confidant, my healing. I knew I needed to get back to it. So here I am. I have been contemplating how to navigate…
