Day #354: Tidbits
November 17, 2019
I am grateful for tidbits. You know, the odd fact that you pick up when you’re reading a book. It often has nothing to do
Day #299: One Stateliner Story
September 23, 2019
I am grateful for schools across the country that dive deeply into books. This elementary school in Phillipsburg, NJ, has transformed their school into Dimwood
Day #161: Driver’s License
May 2, 2019
About eight months ago, I was carded at a restaurant (yes) when the waitperson told me that my driver’s license was expired. More than a
Day #153: Numerology
April 24, 2019
Numbers have intimidated me for most of my life. Words are my comfortable space, numbers not so much. In high school, we spent a month
Day #138: SWMRC
April 9, 2019
We will travel to New Ulm today. At Martin Luther College, we’ll meet with teachers and librarians, members of the Southwest Minnesota Reading Council, who
Day #100: Music Teachers
March 2, 2019
Aren’t school music teachers wonderful? They help us explore talents that might otherwise go undiscovered. They introduce us to music that will remain with us
Day #99: Heidi Grosch
March 1, 2019
I am grateful for my friend Heidi Grosch who is one of the most ebullient, determined, warm-hearted, and talented people that I know. After moving
Day #13: Spelling
December 5, 2018
I am grateful to my sixth grade teacher, Gordon Rausch, who put an emphasis on spelling in a challenging and visual way that made it
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