by Dawn | Jul 31, 2014 | food, self-improvement, simplicity, Uncategorized, Zen
Thanks for playing. The game’s simple. All you have to do is answer, “What’s in that mason jar?” Yup, it’s homemade… The prize? There’s always a prize for a game show. The prize–you get to eat it! What? You can’t...
by Dawn | Jul 23, 2014 | spirituality, Zen
“The perfect day,” I thought. “The sun is shining, birds are singing, and the boy is off at day camp. That leaves me with an entire day to anything.” I wrote for a good long time. I drank coffee. I watched a bird smash into the window over and...
by Dawn | Jun 30, 2014 | family, self-improvement
I usually dedicate one weekend day to laundry. That night becomes “too tired to fold laundry night.” Sometimes I skip a week because I don’t see nearly enough full laundry baskets hanging around the house, but when they’re overflowing and...
by Dawn | Jun 17, 2014 | self-improvement, Teaching
“If you’ll excuse me, I have to go home and make up some grades.” I worshiped the teacher having coffee with me. Jesus sat to her one side while the devil rested at mine. She was perfect–inspiring, funny, organized. I wished I could be her....
by Dawn | Jun 10, 2014 | self-improvement, Teaching
You know who you are, roaming the halls with caps and gowns in ripped-open plastic, interrupting classes I’m teaching the next two weeks. “I’m not sure how you get out half a month earlier than everyone else,” I tell you while you’re...