Posted on September 16, 2014
by bethanymwallace
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*One of my students, Jared Tickner, in Comp II this semester gave me permission to share this essay with all of you. This is his first essay for the semester; I read it after reading a stack of other essays that were good essays… Continue Reading “The golden ticket essay”
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Category: gratitudeTags: abandonment, abuse, addiction, alcoholism, Andrea Hollander, assignment, attempted suicide, belief, breaking the cycle, broken, broken chain, children, choices, Comp II, Creator, credo, depression, destiny, essay, father, fear, golden ticket, golden ticket essay, growth, influence, Jared Tickner, letting go of the past, life choices, life purpose, loss, love, murder, nature versus nurture, pain pills, parenting, prison, purpose, redemption, stigma, success, suicide, writing
*Thanks to Debra Dickey-Liang for sharing her thoughts on motherhood, and happy early Mother’s Day, Debra!* My commission in this life is to be an advocate and a caretaker, e.g., a peacemaker. I know this with every fiber of my being. It is an… Continue Reading “Mission & commission”
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Category: gratitudeTags: accomplishments, babies, caretaker, child, children, commission, God, grateful, gratitude, harmony, life's mission, mission, missionary, mom, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, parenting, peace, peacemaker, purpose, raising children, teacher