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Posted on November 7, 2016
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I found myself whispering, too, even though I wasn’t the one hiding in a closet while a drunken man beat on the door. “Bridgett, it’s okay. You’ll be okay. You do not have to answer that door. DO NOT answer the door, okay?” Bridgett…
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Category: gratitudeTags: abuse, alcoholism, being there for others, disclosure, domestic abuse, drunk, English, fear, God, grateful, gratitude, helping others, higher education, homosexuality, Kristin Wiig, lessons learned, opportunity, oral communication, redemption, relationships, responding to God, Saturday Night Live, say yes, SNL, spirituality, teaching, thankful, TRiO programs, Upward Bound
Posted on November 23, 2015
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Jane, Jane, Jane, You’ll probably kill me for this (or at least you’ll want to). I can’t stop thinking about writing this letter to you, and when I can’t get something off my mind, I take action. I think you know this about me,…
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Category: gratitudeTags: Big's Restaurant, blessings, chocolate, class, coffee, companionship, confidence, confidentiality, entertainment, faculty, feelings, friends, friendship, fun, God, grateful, gratitude, higher ed, higher education, laughter, mock interviews, oral communication, perceptive, personality, photographs, plain Jane, second opinion, Seinfeld, talking, teaching, thank you, thankful, thanksgiving, trust, trustworthy, work
Posted on May 9, 2015
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Lizard, Thank you for breaking me in back when I turned 22. There was nothing Taylor Swift about it. Your dad and I tied the knot three weeks after I graduated from college and three weeks after my birthday, and I frantically searched for…
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Category: gratitudeTags: babies, Barbie, better not bitter, choices, composition, divorce, Edna Mode, English, graduating with honors, graduation, higher education, honesty, Ken, lies, marriage, mom, mother, Mother's Day, motherhood, non-traditional students, oral communication, parenting, perseverance, playing house, promises, raising kids, speeches, stepmom, students, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift 22, teacher, teacher appreciation week, teaching, teaching college, The Incredibles, tie the knot, tying the knot, willingness, writing
Posted on December 19, 2014
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Today’s post is an essay written by one of my English Composition I students, Jessica Bacon. Jessica was a true blessing in my life this semester; she’s an ideal student, a loving mom, and a caring person. She is certainly a true elevator person…
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Category: gratitudeTags: algebra, Arkansas, Bath & Body Works, Charles Dudley Warner, Christmas, Christmas gifts, coffee, college, date night, elevator person, English Composition, Evening Shade, family, food, gift list, gifts, grandparents, grateful, gratitude, knowledge, love, mom, parenting, presents, Puerto Rican rice, reflection, semester, smell, Sons of Anarchy, students, success, teaching, thankful, time, Washington, writing
Posted on December 17, 2014
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*My English Composition I students wrote their final exam essays about three gifts they received in 2014. Some of their essays were exceptionally touching, meaningful, or humorous. I believe you’ll enjoy reading a few of these–whose authors have granted permission for me to share…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2014 gift list, Chick-Fil-A, chicken sandwich, college, English Composition, free gifts, funny, gift list, gifts, grades, grammar, grateful, gratitude, humor, instructor, Kia Sorento, learning, lessons learned, new car, personal narrative, professor, Shanna Huffine, significance, student, student essay, teaching, thankful, writing
Posted on November 30, 2014
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Today’s post was written by one of my English Composition II students, Crystal Riley, on the topic of the motivation of gratitude. I have known Crystal since junior high school. When God allowed our paths to cross again and for me to serve as…
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Category: gratitudeTags: acts of kindness, appreciation, career, customer service, encouragement, English Composition II, essay, genuine, God, grateful, gratitude, job, kindness, make my day, motivation, motives, praise, saying thank you, service, teaching, thank you, thankful, work, worst job
Posted on November 21, 2014
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Dear Rhonda, Thank you for helping me find my house. I resisted liking that house since it was more my ex-husband’s preference than mine. You might even say that I resented that darn house for a long, long time, actually. Slowly but surely, the longer…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2014 gratitude project, baking, BBBS, Big Brothers Big Sisters, business, career, development, ethical, friendship, fundraising, God, grateful, gratitude, guidance, home, house, impact, keeping in touch, leadership, lessons learned, love, mentor, non-profit, pfefferneuse, real estate, realtor, Rhonda Bletsh, sub-contractor, teaching, thankful, thanksgiving, writing
Posted on July 21, 2014
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As I gear up to go back to work full-time this fall, transitioning from an adjunct instructor to a full-time English instructor, I find myself fluctuating between excitement and eager anticipation and anxiety and grief as I let go of this period of my…
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Category: gratitudeTags: babies, back to work, be where your hands are, career, decisions, English, full-time, God, God's will, grad school, gratitude, job, let go and let God, letting go, making big decisions, meditation, mom, motherhood, peace, prayer, SAH mom, spirituality, stay-at-home mom, teaching, thankful, wasting time, working full-time
Posted on March 5, 2014
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This piece was written by my former professor, who I like to consider one of my writing mentors, Dr. Teresa Burns Murphy, as a tribute to her parents. They will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary this month. Happy anniversary to a couple who obviously…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 60th anniversary, adamas, anniversary, Arkansas, Bible, books of the Bible, brother, children, commitment, dad, daughter, diamonds, Dr. Teresa Burns Murphy, father, grateful, gratitude, Greek, lessons learned, Long Beach, love, Lyon College, memories, mother, nursery, Old Testament, parenting, school bus, sister, success, Sunday School, teacher, teaching, Teresa Burns Murphy, thankful, wedding, wedding anniversary
Posted on December 22, 2013
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Today’s post is by my friend Amber Hood, who is one of the most generous and compassionate people I know. I’m not sure if her students know how blessed they are to know her! Most of us know “The Gift of the Magi” by…
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Category: gratitudeTags: 7th grade, Christmas, Christmas gifts, creative writing, Elf, gift, grateful, gratitude, hair, Home Alone, junior high, literacy, literary analysis, literature, love, magi, O. Henry, reading, students, teacher, teaching, thankful, The Gift of the Magi, wisdom, wise men
