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Posted on December 6, 2016
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This letter was written by Gabrielle Holmes, one of my students, as a tribute to her mother. Dear Momma, I want to let you know how thankful I am to still have you in my life considering all the obstacles we have faced in life.… Continue Reading “Dear Momma”
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Category: gratitudeTags: cheerleader, Christmas, confidence, daughter, education, friendship, happiness, hard work, kids, kindness, life lessons, momma, mother, obstacles, parenting, peace
Posted on December 20, 2013
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Today’s post is written by my student, Jordan Fryman, who wrote this essay in response to the question, “What are three gifts you’ve received in 2013, and why are they significant to you?” Growing up I have received several gifts, both tangible and intangible,… Continue Reading “The gifts that make a difference”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2013 gift list, Breakfast At Tiffany's, children, Christmas, college, community college, Dodge, education, finances, Ford, gift list, graduation, grateful, gratitude, growing up, job, maturing, parenting, parents, responsibility, saving money, scholarship, student, summer job, thankful, truck, trust, trustworthy, tuition, UACCB, university, work
Posted on November 22, 2013
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*It’s hard to believe Day 22 of the Dear Gratitude project has arrived! Only eight more days of letters from eight more wonderful guest writers. Today’s post is by LaDonna Busby, a friend and fellow church member.* This thank you is long overdue, and… Continue Reading “Day 22: Dear Mrs. McGrath”
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Posted on November 17, 2013
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*Day 17 comes to us from my friend, role model, and mentor Samantha Hartley, Founder/President of Enlightened Marketing. I’m thankful for her letter today and even more for her willingness to spend time with me and to share her insights and experience. Samantha, the… Continue Reading “Day 17: Chère Madame Douglas”
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Posted on November 2, 2013
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*Thanks to my generous and zany friend Amber Hood for serving as today’s contributor to my November “Dear Gratitude” letter writing project. Each day in November, a different writer will share a letter to someone or something she is thankful for.* Darling boys in… Continue Reading “Day 2: Dear darling boys”
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Category: gratitudeTags: 7th grade, Dear Gratitude project, education, giving back, grateful, gratitude, gratitude project, junior high, letters, literacy, November 2013 gratitude project, poverty, public school education, reading, school supplies, students, teacher, teaching, thankful
Posted on September 22, 2013
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*Special thanks to Dr. Teresa Burns Murphy for serving as today’s guest writer. Always a pleasure to read her work!* Timing was everything. The sound of The Huntley-Brinkley Report emanating from the television in our living room was my ticking clock, each word… Continue Reading “My mother’s Emmy Award winning moment”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Arkansas College, Beverly Hillbillies, education, elementary school, Emmy Awards, gratitude, handwriting, lessons learned, Lyon College, moms, motherhood, parenting, penmanship, teachers, teaching, Teresa Burns Murphy, Vietnam War, writing
Posted on August 23, 2013
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I remember the first semester of my freshman year of college. After a whirlwind week full of orientation activities, including dances, parties, receptions, matriculation, and workshops, I settled into my tiny dorm room with my roommate who had a real love for brewing beer… Continue Reading “Talking her off the ledge”
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Category: gratitudeTags: a loving God, back to school, balance, budget, career, college, college life, dorm, eating the elephant one bite at a time, education, freshman, friendship, God, GPA, grateful, gratitude, hands of God, life lessons, living below my means, love, mean between extremes, prayer, priorities, school, stress, studying, thankful, time management, university, work
Posted on August 10, 2013
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A wise woman named Mauzelle who managed the Arkansas Methodist Church archives at Hendrix University once told me, as she tried to share her lunch with me while I researched Methodist women in the Ozarks, that she loves history and wants to do everything… Continue Reading “Learning to teach”
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Category: gratitudeTags: algebra, education, educators, elementary school, English, grateful, gratitude, gratitude list, Grizzly Adams, Hendrix University, high school, higher ed, higher education, history, kindergarten, Methodist Church, Princess Leia, Star Wars, teachers, teaching, thankful, we are who they were
Posted on August 4, 2013
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*Big thanks to my friend Henry Petty for sharing his gratitude for his sixth grade teacher with us–and thanks to all educators who make a difference in the lives of students today. Stay tuned for other “back to school” posts.* I can count on one… Continue Reading “One teacher makes a difference”
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Posted on July 19, 2013
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I’ve said NEVER about plenty of things. And eaten my words plenty of times, too. “I will NEVER get divorced.” Done. Twice. “I am NEVER going to be one of those people who moves back to the middle of nowhere as an adult!” Done.… Continue Reading “Never say never”
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