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Anyone who knows me at all will not be surprised to learn that when I found out my child had dyslexia, the first thing I did was check out a bunch of books from the library. I decided to read this one first, mainly because it was the shortest. There seems to be some controversy regarding this method. The entire recommended strategy is based on the anecdotal experience of the author rather than scientific evidence. However, the procedures recommended are intriguing and I don’t see how they could possibly hurt. I also learned a lot about the potential advantages of...

 Jonathan Robert is 18 years old today!  Can you believe it?  He has been the biggest blessing, all of his life.  From my perspective, it's hard to explain just how amazing it's been to have Jonny....You all know by now, as I repeat it often enough, that Jonathan was born less than eleven months after we lost baby Robert.  I knew I was having another boy, but I didn't actually believe it.  I didn't believe it until he was born, and he was actually breathing.  He was crying, I was crying, he was perfect.Last year Jonathan climbed a mountain with...

Book: Flower of the RockiesAuthor: Angela BreidenbachGenre: Historical RomanceRelease date: December 1, 2021Helena MT, 1892-95 ~ Can you leave your past behind?Flower of the Rockies, the 4th book in the Queen of the Rockies series set in picturesque Helena MT at the end of the Gilded Age. No one knows the real Emmalee Warren, or the sacrifices she’s made for love. An infamous soiled dove of no consequence turned miner’s widow. Men are coming out of the woodwork to stake their claim on her and the mine she inherited. They wanted her body before. Now they want her money, and they’ll do anything to take it. But...

Celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week with a freebie from Staples! 🍎 Starting May 1st through May 7th, Staples is honoring teachers with a FREE Teacher Gift Box – valid in-store only! These boxes are only available while supplies last, so mark your calendars now because you’ll want what’s inside! Each gift box includes Sharpie highlighters, glue sticks, stickers, 25 thank you cards, exclusive coupons and more. Better yet, parents and supporters can also earn 20% back in Classroom Rewards on in-store purchases all week long! Not familiar with Classroom Rewards? Classroom Rewards is a free, year-long program that lets customers gift...

Everyone’s career is going to be different. Even so, we have an idea of what some kind of normal could or should be. In this post I’m going to talk about how to have an unusual career. Let’s start with: Step 1: How to Have an Unusual Career Wake up. Seriously, that’s it. As long as you wake up (Step 1), get out of bed, and go work on something, you’ll have an unusual career. Seriously, though, what is a usual career? Go to school, get a good job, pay your bills, retire and live on a “fixed income,” die…?...