As we enter 2025, my desire to bring families and communities together through shared reading is as strong as ever. I’m still on a quest for clarity of direction. I’m still seeking a future where young and old bond through books, where relationships are strengthened through shared reading, where obstacles to literacy are removed, and where reading becomes irresistible.
Category Archives: Faith, Hope, Love
Make do and mend
I’ve loved these boots and I’ve worn them to all of my face-to-face interviews in 2024. They are held together with gaffer tape and gorilla glue. I used a black sharpie and shoe polish to disguise my repairs. My make-do-and-mend efforts gave me a sense of satisfaction I haven’t yet achieved in my job search…
‘Papa Panov’s Special Day’
Papa Panov spends the day, eagerly watching and waiting, in the hope of a promise…
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 6/6)
‘Do what you can,
with what you have,
where you are.’
(Theodore Roosevelt)
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 5/6)
“This work is all about relationships.” (Councillor Diana Toynbee)
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‘It is what it is.’ (Part 4/6)
From my tiny corner of the world, from my minute circle of influence, from my blurred understanding of the situation, I am using the voice I’ve been given to speak out for the needs of our most vulnerable children.
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 3/6)
When interventions become interruptions…
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 2/6)
From my tiny corner of the world, from my minute circle of influence, from my blurred understanding of the situation, I am using the voice I have been given to speak out for the needs of our most vulnerable children.
‘It is what it is.’ (Part 1/6)
The phrase, ‘it is what it is,’ appears to mean a whole lot of different things to a whole lot of different people.
Is it helpful, or is it toxic?
Do not worry. Do not fret.
Drooping Sunflowers, are you depressed with doubts about the days to come?
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