Category: Life with a Reader
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I Have Published a Book!
I’m excited and nervous all at the same time! I have been writing a book on teaching school for a few years now, and I finally finished it and got it published! As you may know, teaching and school are two of my favorite topics. It covers all the aspects of teaching school – class…
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So She Reads Collection: July Up Close
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we usually offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. This time there are no links, as I didn’t save anything worth passing on. Instead it’s a close…
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All In Good Time
It is the middle of summer. Life is busy with many good things to do. You can give your mind a break by setting a timer. Timers let us do one task with concentration, keep us from getting sucked down black holes of distraction, and set limits on disliked or loved tasks. So use your…
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Serving Size: As Needed
We are half way through the year. Are you remembering your word of the year? Or did you choose a word this year? It’s not too late! My friend and I are sharing a book called One Word One Year Faith Journey. She had passed it to me the other day and I got a…
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Timeless Summer Reads: Connecting Past and Present
The air wafting through my open window has a special feel today. It’s drowsy, dreamy and transportive. It is blowing from some far away childhood summer afternoon, and brings with it the feelings and thoughts of those days, taking me back to imaginary summers long before I was born. It brings timeless thoughts and feelings…
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Consider the Roses
It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside. — Maud Hart Lovelace, Besty-Tacy and Tib Wouldn’t it be nice if roses could talk? I’m sure they could tell us such lovely things. –Lucy Maud Montgomery Roses Personified Won’t you come into my garden? I…
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So She Reads Collection: Take the Scenic Route
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. Be inspired to live with…
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Author Spotlight Part 2: Jane Austen
I like Jane Austen’s stories because of the courtly the manners or lack thereof, the old language and big words, the wit and humor. These heroines had standards to live up to. And the characters are so like people we live with, work with and socialize with today. Each one is a study in human…
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How to Simplify Cooking for a Season or Forever
I won’t try to explain to you how home-cooking and special diets can get complicated. If you know, you know. So much can get between me and the perfect meal plans. Life revolves around the kitchen and the need to eat never goes away. When this overwhelms me, the best advice is to simplify. Several…
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So She Reads Collection: A Spring in Her Step
WELCOME to our monthly collection. This space is our online equivalent of a commonplace book. Here is where we offer links and ideas for you to explore, and things we might want to revisit or remember. Brew yourself a cup of tea and savor a quiet moment while you read. May you always be inspired…
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