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Today’s Quote

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Magic #midnighthaiku

Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
Tiny miracles Overlooked by busy minds Crushed by rushing feet Eyes opening in wonder Remember childhood’s magic *

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Surviving Teaching and Finding Joy

Times have changed.  Teaching has far more demands than it used to.  Required paperwork, overcrowded classes, and lack of support begins to take its toll.  At first it all seems manageable.  That fire of wanting to teach keeps the motor … Continue reading

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Quotations On Poetry

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://pixabay.com) “Painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen.”                                                                     Leonardo da Vinci ? (https://en.wikipedia.org) ? “A poem begins as…

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Magic In Books — Quotations

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://en.wikipedia.org) “Books are a uniquely portable magic.”                                                                  Stephen King (https://commons.wikimedia.org) “I don’t believe in the kind of magic in my books. But I do believe something very magical can happen…

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Today’s Quote

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Quotations on Diversity–Revisited

Originally posted on charles french words reading and writing:
(https://en.wikipedia.org) ? “It is never too late to give up your prejudices”                                                             Henry David Thoreau ? (https://pixabay.com) “Our ability to reach unity in diversity will be the beauty and the…

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Today’s Quote

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The Crossing Guard Chronicles: These Kids Are Sharp…

Originally posted on S'amusing:
“Good morning…know what day it is?” Now, this was not a trick question. Rather, it was a ‘PSA”, Public Service Announcement, for the kids I cross as a school crossing guard. I thought that I…

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Smorgasbord Posts from Your Archives – #Family – One Picture for a Thousand Words by Jennie Fitzkee

My Grandfather’s portrait, reading Little House on the Prairie, and telling a true “Jennie Story” are all connected. Wonderful!

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