I'm very excited about a special opportunity I have next week: to visit several sixth grade classrooms and talk about my book. The teacher who invited me to do so asked me to prepare a presentation for it -- points of emphasis, ideas to discuss. The request got me thinking. If I had to choose …
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Those Christmas lights... light up the street Down where the sea and city meet May all your troubles soon be gone Oh, Christmas lights, keep shinin' on" -- Coldplay She'd loved the rust-red sweater the previous year. The v-neck wool sweater I'd surprised Mom with on Christmas morning -- the same one I'd caught her …
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance; Never settle for the path of least resistance." -- Lee Ann Womack If you've read my book, or, if you've read even the synopsis of my book, you know that there is a letter I wrote which is a central focus of the plot . Yet …
I'm going home, back to the place where I belong, and where your love has always been enough for me." -- Daughtry There's something about the Tuesday before Thanksgiving that still gets me a little giddy inside. I know, right, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving? What's that about? The Friday after is fun, maybe the day …
Who can say if I've been changed for the better? But because I knew you, I have been changed for good." -- Wicked, For Good So, I think it's about time I talk about this quote -- this song -- a little bit. I've held off on it for a while, quite frankly because it's just …
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