I wish I would be easier on myself. Why do I not allow myself to make mistakes without feeling like if I had just done such and such, or this or that, I could have prevented blankety blank? GRR!
When the spent sun throws up its rays on cloud And goes down burning into the gulf below, No voice in nature is heard to cry aloud At what has happened. Birds, at least must know It is the change to darkness in the sky. Murmuring something quiet in her breast, One bird begins to close a faded eye; Or overtaken too far from his nest, Hurrying low above the grove, some waif Swoops just in time to his remembered tree. At most he thinks or twitters softly, 'Safe! Now let the night be dark for all of me. Let the night be too dark for me to see Into the future. Let what will be, be.' -Robert Frost
I'm am a high school English teacher, and a teacher is all I've ever wanted to be since I was in the 7th grade. I love working with teenagers. I'm married to an English teacher (my poor daughter) and I have a 9 year old girl who is my world.
I never need to see the sun again, there's enough light in your eyes to light all the world.
Snug as a bug
Maddie wearing her new hat and scarf
Simply Adorable
There is no one like my little girl
All Dressed Up
At the end of third grade we had a girly girl day for Maddie and a few of her friends. They had their make up, hair, and nails done. It was a cute fest.
Stylin'
Maddie has her own sense of style and she likes to express it. I love her creativity.
Endless Adventure
This tree sits at the edge of my brother's farm in New York. I love this tree because it gently reminds me of my youth and encourages me to never lose my sense of wonder and thirst for adventure.
Silly Kitty
This is Huck, short for Huckleberry. He is such a fun kitty. Huck is a good name for him because he prefers to run free, but he's willing to accept a few tight squeezes and forced hugs once in a while. I love him. He suits me well.
Little Man
This little guy is the baby of the family. His name is Manly, after a poet named Gerard Manley Hopkins. He's attached himself to me—though he is supposed to be Maddie's puppy.
Acceptance
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And goes down burning into the gulf below,
No voice in nature is heard to cry aloud
At what has happened. Birds, at least must know
It is the change to darkness in the sky.
Murmuring something quiet in her breast,
One bird begins to close a faded eye;
Or overtaken too far from his nest,
Hurrying low above the grove, some waif
Swoops just in time to his remembered tree.
At most he thinks or twitters softly, 'Safe!
Now let the night be dark for all of me.
Let the night be too dark for me to see
Into the future. Let what will be, be.'
-Robert Frost