After a long six-year battle with lung cancer, my mother finally went to her resting place with the Lord on July 26, 2006 at about 10:05 in the morning. I was present in her hospital room when she passed; in fact, as she took those last “fish out of water” breaths, I stroked her hair and told her [...]
Archive for December, 2006
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Have Patience? With A Precocious Toddler?
Posted by KWiz on December 28th, 2006
Okay, mothers, I need some help here… They call them “The Terrible Two’s.” When I was single, I laughed when I heard the term spoken among mothers. When I became a mother, people would often say, “Just wait until the Terrible Two’s!” at which I would reply, “No, they’re not terrible, just challenging.” I didn’t want [...]
PC vs. Mac
Posted by KWiz on December 22nd, 2006
Last Friday, December 15th was the end of the fall semester at the high school at which I teach. I get two weeks off from teaching (I always treasure this perk) and it is always my hope that my time off will be restful as well as productive. Restful it’s been…productive it’s not. Something [...]
Priceless Friendships
Posted by KWiz on December 21st, 2006
My child-“hood” was not a pleasant “place” to be for me. For me, that space lacked rooms in which to hide when I was ridiculed, bullied, and rejected by my peers. I was always on the outside looking in. It was sometimes a little scary, a lot of times lonely. I frequently felt ugly as [...]
A Time For Reflection
Posted by KWiz on December 15th, 2006
Today was the last day of the first semester of this academic year. I can say honestly, I truly need the break. Papers, tests, quizzes, exams – if it weren’t for the grading aspect of my job, I’d love it to pieces. I still love it to pieces; I just wish some of these pieces would go away sometimes. [...]
The Power of Change
Posted by KWiz on December 13th, 2006
My husband is a writer, among other things. He would tell you that his is a gift that doesn’t come naturally – that he has to work at perfecting his verse and prose. I have, in fact, had the opportunity to witness his writing processes …he’ll construct a rough draft, read it, edit it constantly, [...]
Mistakes ARE Opportunities!
Posted by KWiz on December 12th, 2006
As most of you can see, I am new to blogging, so I do a lot of research on the subject. One of my favorite blogging sites is ProBlogger by Darren Rowse. I was reading his “18 Lessons I’ve Learnt about Blogging,” in which he stated, “Learn to see mistakes as opportunities.” This statement resonates with [...]
I’ll Be Back!
Posted by KWiz on December 6th, 2006
Please forgive me…One of the great things about teaching where I teach is there is a great amount of flexibility in what I do. That flexibility allows me to teach the way I feel is best for my students, to cover what I feel is most relevant, to assess what I feel is most important. [...]
I Think I Can, I Think I Can, I Think I Can…
Posted by KWiz on December 4th, 2006
My 2½ year old daughter, A., is full of personality. She is so much incredible fun and, in general, a happy “big girl.” Right now, she is in that independent stage where she wants to do everything for herself, saying to me when I want to help her with something (especially when I’m rushing), “You [...]
Teacher Torture
Posted by KWiz on December 3rd, 2006
At the moment, I am trying to finish constructing a test for my ninth grade Old Testament classes. And if there is nothing I’d rather do, next to grading tests, it’s making them up. I try to ensure that my tests are not merely a regurgitation of material; that, in fact, the students really have [...]
