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Practice Makes Perfect

In junior high, I started playing the trumpet in the band. I wasn’t very good, ...

Listening To A New Song

Just as I hit puberty, a new television show lit up screens across America. My ...

Sing A New Song

Ask any musician, sequence matters. If we could take all the notes from the song ...

Relient Forever

Who knew those Christmas pencils we handed out to our fifth-graders could inspire so much! ...

The Great Eraser

Ten-year-olds hold a special place in my heart. I guess that’s why I enjoyed teaching ...

Pencils for Christmas: Perfectly Processed

If you know me, you know that one of my favorite sayings is, “It’s a ...

Pencils for Christmas: Honorable Purpose

As Christmastime approached, all of us fifth-grade teachers would order each student a pack of ...

Love in Every Language

Years ago, Gary Chapman introduced five simple yet powerful love languages: Words of Affirmation, Acts ...

What Women Need: Rest

If you live in the South, you know the phrase “dog tired.” It describes how ...

What Women Need: Strength

I often stand in the condiment aisle at Publix, wondering if I have ketchup. I ...