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Straight up gonna say it…I’ve been struggling. Can’t quite put my finger on it. I’ve been trying to figure out how to address it in my head and heart and I kept thinking that if I wrote about the struggle, maybe it would help me through it. But I couldn’t figure out what to say…IContinue reading “Restless*”

August 23, 2022 was the day we started our two day journey back home from Europe. The photo below was taken by Joyce in the Nice airport. I believe Joyce was reluctant until she understood my reasoning. Have you ever been sick, really sick, while traveling? I’m a big whiner when I am sick. WeContinue reading “August 23, 2022”

I believe my last post was August 18th, nearly two months ago. Too Long! In that post I told you we were heading home from our European adventure. And head home we did. Joyce has told you a little about the last two months. I won’t go into any great detail about it in thisContinue reading “It Has Been A While”

There’s something narcissistic about being a writer. Something egocentric or self-centered. I mean…it’s weird thinking that my thoughts put to paper would interest anyone. Why would people read our blog? Our “travelogue” posts are just a small portion of our posts and some of the most read posts aren’t really about travel. (I can’t believeContinue reading “Writers”

Change is a constant. It’s the one thing that we can count on. In junior high, I remember some of us whining to our PE teacher, Mrs. Bruce about having to run around the track asking her “Do we haaaavvvve to…?”. I’ll never forget her response, “The only things you have to do in lifeContinue reading “seasons aren’t the only things that change…”

You know how you don’t think that you’re thinking about anything and then realize that some thoughts are coming together and maybe there’s a blogpost forming in your mind? Yah. Me neither. And yet I find myself having thoughts… Glen and I have belonged to “The Next Big Idea Club” (NBIC) for years. It’s aContinue reading “Stardust”

“Hope is the last thing you lose.” José Alcaraz Five – Home from Europe for 5 days. Hope. Hope that Glen can gain some strength. Gain some weight. Feel better. Sixteen – UCSF for 16 days. Hope. Hope that the doctors can help him gain strength. Gain weight Feel better. Five – Home for 5Continue reading “Five-Sixteen-Five”

My high school friend, Kevin responded to my last post saying that he appreciated the “courage” it took to write about this journey. At that point, I didn’t really think of my posts as particularly personally courageous, but this post might change my thinking as it doesn’t show my better side. Glen taught me thisContinue reading “Paradox – Paradoxes – Paradoxing”

Does anybody really know what normal is? Does anybody really care? (You should be singing a Chicago song as you read those questions…) I spent many of my professional years working with my friend, Diane and hundreds of teachers to raise our capacity to successfully teach students learning English as their second (third or fourth)Continue reading “Normal”

Hmmm…Is it trite? Does it roll off of our tongues too quickly and easily? Is it possible that it’s overused as a term? For years I wrote regular “gratitudes” on Facebook. Something like this on a day like today: Gratitude 1) air conditioning to dull the heat wave outside our windows 2) health insurance thatContinue reading “Is Gratitude a Platitude?”