What Crosses My Mind

  • Sitting In My Personal Space

    Getting ready for the school year, planning lessons, rearranging books and files, adjusting to a new physical classroom.   I wanted to complain tonight, my room still needs desk, 35 kids coming in a week, no ac, the temp was 110 F.   I sat out in the hall, parent and student open house, lots…

  • Freedom Without Tears

    At first glance nearly impossible, to imagine, our lives holding dry eyes while freedom quietly knocks on our door. We have to understand with love we explore the beauty of acceptance that surreal moment when peace speaks. I want to believe freedom without tears might exist in the heart when this world begins the day…

  • When Priority Screams

    When that was real and time suddenly slowed, I stood alone, I wondered, I couldn’t hold ~ my own, I needed a shoulder, somewhere to talk, couldn’t imagine the fear in every step I would walk. ~ The blur of what was seemingly important just minutes before, became a trivial memory of dust. ~ When…