Category Archives: Listening

Monday Minutiae – 02/11/19

Posted on February 11, 2019 by

Daily Oral Language My friend and colleague, Jeff Zupfer, makes music. He writes lots of different things, but because he also teaches music at an elementary school, he writes a lot of children’s music. During our cold-cold-cold #PolarVortex days here … Continue reading →

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Monday Minutiae -12/17/18

Posted on December 17, 2018 by

Intervention Support You know how you put a bunch of books on hold at the library, and they ALL come in at once? If you think that is overwhelming, imagine this person: Sound off in the comments your ideas on … Continue reading →

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Kindness Is Not Enough

Posted on March 16, 2018 by

This whole “Walk Up Not Out” thing has gotten a little out of hand, and for the record, my biggest complaint about it is the “Not” in the phrase. Like we can’t do both. Like protest is a bad thing. … Continue reading →

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Audio Book Hangover

Posted on October 30, 2017 by

For the past six months, a man named Ralph Cosham has been my traveling companion during my daily work commute. He doesn’t pay for gas, never offers to drive, and never buys me a Dr. Pepper. He doesn’t even thank … Continue reading →

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The Little Things

Posted on October 2, 2017 by

On one of my walks last week, I saw a couple of things that made me smile, and I thought, I haven’t shared this kind of post for a long time, so let’s resurrect it because heaven knows, many of … Continue reading →

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Finding Grace – Family Music Goals

Posted on July 17, 2017 by

Each year my husband and I challenge our kids to come up with a personal project they’d like to complete – or some kind of goal they’d like to meet – by the end of their summer vacation. We used … Continue reading →

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Saturday Summation – 06 April 2013

Posted on April 6, 2013 by

Bits and pieces of things that caught my eye not only for my own interest, but enough to want to share with you, too… Writing Stuff Dialogue is one of my favorite things to write, but I also know that … Continue reading →

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