Posts Tagged ‘mark tullis’

As I close out the end of my 32nd year of teaching, I’m amazed at what we’ve accomplished and survived in the past couple of years.   Mainly though, I…

I had an eye-opening talk with a small group of kids not too long ago.   These kids  are a great group. They bring me joy each day, and the…

I’ve oftenwondered what life must be like for our dog. He is an unusual looking dog, resembling a vampire batin my opinion. He has a sleek, thin torso with very…

I think I already told you the story of trying to fool the tooth fairy. I’ll try to be brief in my re-telling. I had a lot of storybooks by…

You tend to do a lot of reflecting as you approach milestones. My age group is moving toward retirement, grandparenthood, and various stages of life that we are a bit…

Writing this column for so long has taught me a few lessons. I shouldn’t  write about my personal appearance unless I’m poking fun at myself. I should probably refrain from…

While our oldest daughter was in the hospital recently for routine observation and tests, we traded off spending the night there.   It isn’t new to us. Our daughter is…

In retirement, I’m hoping I can see many more movies than I’m able to right now. I also want to be able to be one of those movie reviewers who…

I recently had a student look me in the eye and say “I have a problem. I have a B-.” I looked back at this student and said “Is that…

When I was very little, someone bought a rocking horse for me. It was too big for my bedroom, so my mom set it up in the little laundry room…