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  • What I’m Reading Wednesday – Get out of My Head Edition

    So I don’t have a full list of what I’ve read in the past week, because I hit my storage limit in Evernote. I’ve been saving articles for less than a month, so it doesn’t bode well that I hit my limit prior to the end of the month. I’m not sure how I’ll move forward. I’ll keep you posted.

    Now back to my regularly scheduling posting.

    Each Wednesday, I will post a snapshot of what I’ve read since the previous Wednesday. It will be a collection of books and articles. Please be advised that I pick up and put down books and interests with abandon. You might find I’ve read deeply on a topic for a month or that I’ll pick up a book that I haven’t read in a year and start back right where I left off. I follow my interests in my reading, and that can be wide ranging.

    If you are interested in seeing more than a snapshot of what I’m reading, you can check out the link to my Evernote notebook cleverly titled “What I’m Reading.” I don’t always remember to clip internet articles to Evernote (and sometimes it won’t let me).

    On to the reading for this week.

    Evernote “What I’m Reading” Notebook

    If you’ve read any of these or plan to read them, please leave a comment. I figure most of us could use someone to talk to about what we’re reading.

    And lastly, but very importantly, what are you reading?

    Enjoy your reading this week!

  • What I’m Reading Wednesday – Education in the News Edition

    What I’m Reading Wednesday – Education in the News Edition

    I had the idea to share with all of you what I’m reading, so I’m implementing “What I’m Reading Wednesday.”

    The idea of “What I’m Reading Wednesday” stems from a few things. The first is that people often ask me what I’m reading. The second is that what we read shapes what we think and who we are. The third is that it’s good to try new things.

    Each Wednesday, I will post a snapshot of what I’ve read since the previous Wednesday. It will be a collection of books and articles. Please be advised that I pick up and put down books and interests with abandon. You might find I’ve read deeply on a topic for a month or that I’ll pick up a book that I haven’t read in a year and start back right where I left off. I follow my interests in my reading, and that can be wide ranging.

    If you are interested in seeing more than a snapshot of what I’m reading, you can check out the link to my Evernote notebook cleverly titled “What I’m Reading.” I don’t always remember to clip internet articles to Evernote (and sometimes it won’t let me).

    On to the reading for this week.

    Evernote “What I’m Reading” Notebook

    If you’ve read any of these or plan to read them, please leave a comment. I figure most of us could use someone to talk to about what we’re reading.

    And lastly, but very importantly, what are you reading?

    Enjoy your reading this week!

  • What I’m Reading Wednesday – Beware the Ides of March Edition

    What I’m Reading Wednesday – Beware the Ides of March Edition

    I had the idea to share with all of you what I’m reading, so I’m implementing “What I’m Reading Wednesday.” Today is March 15, which is the Ides of March, and according to Shakespeare, we should beware. I’m still not sure why. Other than the nod to Shakespeare in the title, I don’t have anything else relating to the Ides of March, but if you find something, please post a comment and let us know.

    The idea of “What I’m Reading Wednesday” stems from a few things. The first is that people often ask me what I’m reading. The second is that what we read shapes what we think and who we are. The third is that it’s good to try new things.

    Each Wednesday, I will post a snapshot of what I’ve read since the previous Wednesday. It will be a collection of books and articles. Please be advised that I pick up and put down books and interests with abandon. You might find I’ve read deeply on a topic for a month or that I’ll pick up a book that I haven’t read in a year and start back right where I left off. I follow my interests in my reading, and that can be wide ranging.

    If you are interested in seeing more than a snapshot of what I’m reading, you can check out the link to my Evernote notebook cleverly titled “What I’m Reading.” I don’t always remember to clip internet articles to Evernote (and sometimes it won’t let me).

    On to the reading for this week.

    Evernote “What I’m Reading” Notebook

    If you’ve read any of these or plan to read them, please leave a comment. I figure most of us could use someone to talk to about what we’re reading.

    And lastly, but very importantly, what are you reading?

    Enjoy your reading this week!

  • What I’m Reading Wednesday

    What I’m Reading Wednesday

    I had the idea to share with all of you what I’m reading, so today I’m implementing “What I’m Reading Wednesday.”

    The idea stems from a few things. The first is that people often ask me what I’m reading. The second is that what we read shapes what we think and who we are. The third is that it’s good to try new things.

    Each Wednesday, I will post a snapshot of what I’ve read since the previous Wednesday. It will be a collection of books and articles. Please be advised that I pick up and put down books and interests with abandon. You might find I’ve read deeply on a topic for a month or that I’ll pick up a book that I haven’t read in a year and start back right where I left off. I follow my interests in my reading, and that can be wide ranging.

    If you are interested in seeing more than a snapshot of what I’m reading, you can check out the link to my Evernote notebook cleverly titled “What I’m Reading.” I don’t always remember to clip internet articles to Evernote (and sometimes it won’t let me).

    On to the reading for this week.

    Evernote “What I’m Reading” Notebook

    If you’ve read any of these or plan to read them, please leave a comment. I figure most of us could use someone to talk to about what we’re reading.

    And lastly, but very importantly, what are you reading?

    Enjoy your reading this week!

  • Self-care Requires Discipline

    Self-care Requires Discipline

    Self-care calls for discipline rather than indulgence.

    I’ll let you read that agin, so it can sink it. Self-care calls for discipline rather than indulgence.

    Now, don’t get me wrong. I love a good indulgence, and I probably indulge more often than I should. Self-care, however, should comprise consistent habits of wellness, not one-off moments of escapism. And doing anything that’s worthwhile, and doing it consistently, requires discipline.

    What’s easier? Setting and keeping the boundaries necessary for you to read for 30 minutes per day – or – allowing other people and tasks and mindless scrolling to fill up those 30 minutes at least several times per week?

    The discipline required for self-care is a gift to yourself and a gift to those you love and serve.

    • You learn to make boundaries.
    • You learn to maintain boundaries.
    • You give yourself time to recharge.
    • You give yourself time to refresh.
    • You give yourself permission to even acknowledge you need to recharge and refresh.
    • You model boundaries.
    • You model self-care.
    • You model being human.
    • You show up more vibrantly.
    • You become more present.
    • You improve your creativity.
    • You improve your physical health.
    • You improve your mental health.
    • You improve your emotional health.
    • You ultimately have more of yourself to give when you take time for yourself.

    Everybody wins. There is no losing.

    I invite you to give yourself an hour and a half on one Sunday each month to devote to self care. That’s not enough self-care for anyone, but it’s a start, and you’re worth it.

    Click below to register for a LELA House Self-care Sunday event on Sunday, February 19, 2023. And until then, take 30 minutes for yourself and comment below letting us know what you did. See you Sunday!

  • Be on the Lookout

    Be on the Lookout

    Y’all! I’m gearing up for new offerings through LELA House, my educator care coaching business. AND I’m writing more and putting my writing out there for the people.

    So as we near January and roll into the new year, you will see more posts from me inviting educators to invest in self-care AND posts inviting people who enjoy my quirky stories to follow my new work.

    I don’t know about you, but 2021 and 2022 were difficult years for me, both as an educator and as a person. I needed some care for my educator’s soul and some stories to help me view life from other perspectives and even have a few laughs.

    So now I am offering care for educators and stories for the people.

    I’m excited to see how God will move!

  • New Thing

    New Thing

    Today’s journaling prompt is to write a prayer for whatever new thing is happening in your life – new school, new job, renewed health, new whatever.

    Be blessed in your new endeavor. Amen.

  • Equipped for Every Good Work

    Equipped for Every Good Work

    All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16‭-‬17 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/2ti.3.16-17.NLT