6. Hopelessness and Suicide versus Choosing to Live

6. Hopelessness and Suicide versus Choosing to Live

Driving home from the county jail my mind busy processing what was happening. Could life get any worse, I couldn’t consider any way it could. The arrest, trial, sentencing, loss of income, and loss of opportunity loomed large. As bad as life had been I had hoped this...
Big G little g what begins with g?

Big G little g what begins with g?

Big G little g what begins with g? Identifying objects by the first letter is an activity used to teach people the relationship between a letter and its sound. Giraffe and gold both begin with g but represent the two different sounds of the letter. There are different...
Tuesday with Monique

Tuesday with Monique

It seems I have to be ready every Tuesday with Monique. Several Tuesday’s last year and the first two in January have required strength I lack. What is with the second day of the school week? As I sat to write this I turned on Pandora and the first song that played...
Abusive Relationship?

Abusive Relationship?

If you are in danger, please use a safe computer, computers leave trails and searching can make you vulnerable, or call 911, your local hotline, or the U.S. National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 and TTY 1-800-787-3224. Has someone told you you’re in an...
And to think that I saw it on Erin Street

And to think that I saw it on Erin Street

And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street! If you haven’t had the joy of reading the book by Dr. Seuss, it’s about a boy and his father. The father is trying to get his son to pay attention, see the things happening around him. From the boys perspective there is...