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A Prayer for School
Dear Lord, Take the thunderstorm out of my brain when my lightning temper flares. Let my past stop ruling my head and teach me silent grace. Teach me to accept my students as humans with quirks, and humor, not the hateful banshees I see them as. Lead me to peace and joy with them rather Read more
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Patience of the trees
I grew up on a dirt road with quiet skies and darkened rooms where there was one light in the center of the room and two table lamps, a luxury beside a rocking chair and one end of the couch for reading. The kitchens had a dim bulb in the middle as did the bedrooms. Read more
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Message
I’ve been to two funerals this week. Two uncles, one from my dad, one from my mom. Dad’s brother had a military funeral, Mom’s brother had a Masonic funeral. The military funeral had a twenty-one gun salute at the end of it. The Masons chanted and made hand signals. Both were dignified and sent the Read more
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A path through the woods
There were hundreds of acres to explore and I suppose we stepped through all of them. We walked through the woods for miles, following each other. The path was the one we created, or sometimes the deer or both. They are creatures of habits, the same as we. We had no place in mind to Read more
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First Memories
I have two distinct memories before I could walk. The first one was being held in my uncle’s arms and reaching for my mother. I loved my uncle Paul as much as any six or seven month old can love another human being who’s around all the time. But I remember throwing my body towards Read more
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Winter is…is not
Cold…killing cold. Read more
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Big Tears…
He was matter of fact, but I was shaking in my boots. I didn’t see this day coming so soon.
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Lincoln’s Tophat: One Story
Late at night, when Abe took off his hat, he crumbled like a cookie in a coffee cup of doubt.
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My Luxurious Mistake: For Bruce and Gail
My trip ended too quickly, but before it did, I made a crucial but wonderful mistake.
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Fire
I learned a long time ago to hide the things you want most, for those will be taken from you first.
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Defensive Secrets
I could handle. I could buy what they needed, but not the cool stuff. Kids don’t miss what they don’t know.”
Devonne Brown 