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Who Rescued Who?

Last Sunday marked a very special day. I’m thankful I have the Facebook Memory reminders as it wasn’t a day I thought to have written on the calendar. Six years ago last Sunday a scared and very timid Schnoodle (later renamed Boji after Lake Okoboji in Iowa) entered my life. I had been contemplating getting […]
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One Measure – Is it Enough?

If you are a dog owner you probably understand my complete attachment to my little pup. Look at him. Doesn’t your heart just melt!  I rescued him 3 years ago. He has been my pride and joy. His unconditional love is comforting. He makes me laugh and teaches me something new everyday! My pup came […]
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3 Keys to Happiness

In the blogging community BLOGGERS help BLOGGERS! They encourage each other. They read each others posts. They make comments to continue the dialogue. They retweet each other’s post so that more people are exposed to the ideas expressed. Today I’d like to share a blog post written by someone very close to me. He doesn’t […]
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Boji’s Blog

Are you looking for a way to motivate young readers? A few weeks ago my 4-year-old Schnoodle named Boji started his own blog! You might say writing and reflecting runs in the family! Boji began his career as a therapy dog this past spring and decided blogging would be a good way to share his […]
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A Master Teacher

Over the course of the last 14 weeks I have had the opportunity to watch a Master Teacher at work. I discovered her in an unlikely place and have become a better educator because of her teaching techniques. This story begins when I rescued a 4-year-old Schnoodle this past summer. Knowing that I had high […]
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You Complete Me

“He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion.” – Author Unknown You came into my life 60 days ago and now […]
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Lessons from Boji

Wow! I can’t believe it has been about a month since my last post. I guess you can say I’ve been on a blogging hiatus. I appreciate all the readers I’ve had during these past several weeks. Thank you for stopping by! Between teaching an online summer class (Reading in the Content Area) and adopting […]