PRACTICE I read two things within the past week that had passages about eerily similar experiences experienced by girl children of color. Here they are: 4-year-old Kelly From a post written by Kelly Wickham-Hurst as part of the #31DaysIBPOC (Indigenous, Black and People of Color) Blog Challenge, a month-long movement to feature the voices of […]
Five Minute Friday: OPPORTUNITY
OPPORTUNITY I did something a bit different for this week’s Five Minute Friday. I recorded my response, after being inspired by the 4th, 5th and 6th graders competing in the District Tropicana Speaking Contest in Bristol, FL. Here it is: See you for this coming Thursday’s installment, when I’ll return to typing things out! Welcome […]
My Fave April SmartBrief Stories
“Even though the local news business has declined, the appetite for news has not.” The above quote is something I read on LinkedIn yesterday. It was posted by the International City/County Management Association, as an intro to ICMA’s share of an article by “Governing.” The article discusses how local engagement is declining as community members […]
April 2019 Share Four Somethings
This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt is “touch.” I took a bit of a liberty, because I became intrigued by Heather Gerwing’s “Share Four Somethings.” I decided to go with her template, and spend five minutes on each of the four “somethings.” Something Loved It’s not directly a “touch” thing (but yet it is). I […]
Five Minute Friday: NEXT
Why forgiveness is just a start. The bigger challenge is what comes next.
Remembering Mia
When my daughter was in middle school, her dance teachers carried far more weight with her than I — a mere mom — did. Jelina Gonzalez was one of those teachers for my daughter. Now that my own daughter teaches dance and fulfills that role for a new generation of middle schoolers, I see the […]