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You can only choose one of each pair. Would you rather be.....? Witty or wise Content or creative Beautiful or bestowed with talent Athletic or artistic Rich or resourceful Popular or powerful Kind or charismatic Healthy or healer Friendly or fearless Teacher or learner

When I taught CALM, Career and Life Management, at a rural high school, I had a moving experience. It was probably a lesson the students in attendance would not forget. I was teaching about Fetal Alcohol Syndrome with a professional who was an expert on the topic. She presented the information speaking with slides and … Continue reading FAS-A Lesson →

Her wedding night Beside her he lay Sleeping While she watched him and whispered I love you He turned to face her Then a hand reached out for hers And held on tight She held on To this perfect day. Ten years later Beside her he lay Sleeping While she worried and wondered Fearful He … Continue reading She Held On →

Another mass shooting with an AR15, and while banning this killing machine along with thorough background checks is the only solution I can accept, some still sing a different song. McConnell and his crew start up the familiar rhetoric that it is not a gun problem-it is a mental health problem. This infuriates me. My … Continue reading Rant..again! →

I can like someone who is weird or odd Has different ideas or a different God But I can’t like someone who is rude or mean Or often says things that are just obscene I can’t like someone who is full of lies Whose self is hidden in a fake disguise I can like someone … Continue reading It’s Okay →

These two poems are from actual tweets I 'found'. I just rearranged the words...they are not my words. In Recovery On a whim I went to rehab 47 days When I came back I thought  everyone would be so happy I was back I was okay No one even noticed I was gone The streets … Continue reading Found Poetry →

It is so important to talk about mental health! I saw on TV today that by the time people reach 40 years of age, one in every two adults will have experienced some form of mental health issue. Still we do not deal with it is an illness. I think that for generations we have … Continue reading Let’s Talk About Mental Health →

I finished a project I have been working on for several years..on and off. I decided to write my mother's story as I know it. I begin in her late teen years, her wartime then war bride experience, and focus on her life here in Canada. She passed away from cancer at the young age … Continue reading New Book-Only the Good… →

I wrote this years ago inspired by a real event in my classroom. Still bothers me to this day. Good morning, Allison. Good morning. My name is Mr. Davies. I’m the Superintendent of Schools. Do you know what that is? No.  That’s okay. Do you know why I’m talking to you today? No, sir. I … Continue reading Sammidges and Hockey Pencils →