The fall season always seems like a time of reflection for me. It feels like a time to slow down from the busyness of summer and prepare for the onslaught of colder weather. I enjoy the beauty of the changing leaves because they also seem to punctuate life changes and reassure me that tough timesContinue reading “Enjoy the Season”
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Pick the Right Preposition
Sixth-grade students will yawn and look at you blankly when you try to teach them that a preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. Even telling students that prepositions help indicate, time, place, or position doesn’t bring too much light into their faces.Continue reading “Pick the Right Preposition”
Pick the Perfect Gift
We have all been challenged by marketers this season to find ‘the perfect gift’ for another person. And what would be the perfect gift for a caregiver? It would be to say to them, “Thanks for all you do, or for all you have done.” I had such an opportunity last week when an in-lawContinue reading “Pick the Perfect Gift”
Love the Moment
Dec. 9, 2020 It’s right there on the inside of the coffee mug I use almost every day even though it’s chipped– “Love the moment.” This mug is a treasured gift from a close friend I lost to pancreatic cancer ten years ago. In addition to thinking of her often, I read the saying onContinue reading “Love the Moment”
Choose Your Day
Oct. 27, 2020 When you are busy caring for others, it’s easy to forget to set aside a specific time to care for yourself. We sometimes feel guilty doing that because the person we are caring for needs us so much. It’s similar to how first-time parents are reluctant to leave their child with aContinue reading “Choose Your Day”
Care For The Caregiver 