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Exile in Guyville
“There are a lot of mediocre men out there.” This is what I said to a former student who is now a co-worker when discussing some of the interesting men we have encountered in the education world, particularly some of those in leadership. I quickly countered my statement with of course, there are mediocre women…
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We’ll Always Have Summer v. The Summer I Turned Pretty, Season 3
This summer, determined to read the book before the series, I read We’ll Always Have Summer, the third and final book in the Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy and the basis for season three. I am also caught up with the series so far, and my thoughts about the two are taking over my brain,…
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From coast to coast, and around the world …
I was eight years old, surrounded by Barbies and a plate of chocolate chip cookies. I sat on the floor of my grandparents’ living room on a warm summer night as a familiar sound played through the television speakers. “From coast to coast, and around the world, it’s time to Praise the Lord.” 10:00 pm.…
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Make it Work!
Happy birthday to the fabulous Tim Gunn!My older daughter loves Project Runway, and I told her, you know, Christian Siriano was once a Project Runway contestant and he won. She immediately wanted to watch his season and we finished season 4 last night. And a young Tim Gunn fan was made!I always love how he…
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Ode to Billy Joel
Once upon a time, this boy I knew took the lyrics from Billy Joel song “Only the Good Die Young” and changed the words about Virginia the Catholic Girl to better fit Katherine the Assembly of God girl, and he and his friends would sing it on school bus trips or in the last five …
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Don’t Stop Believing-download today!
Super excited to announce the publication of my young adult novel, Don’t Stop Believing, available for Kindle download on Amazon. Available in paperback soon. Don’t Stop Believing is the story of Mara Gordon, the daughter of a small town Pentecostal minister, trying to graduate high school in 1997. Mara’s world is turned upside down when…
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Nikki Giovanni
Celebrating one of my favorite poets. This is from her poem, “ego tripping (there may be a reason why)”