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reading with stepdad, Clint
Clint didn't graduate from high school, but he was always ready and willing to read stories to me -
Mom reads the book Heidi to me.
Every night, before I went to sleep, my mom would sit on my bed and read a chapter of the book to me. -
Wrote a book!
For class we were to write our own story and make a table of contents, title page and even a front and back cover. I still have mine! -
A lifelong love of reading begins.
I really don't remember when I began reading. I think I have forever! I love the time travel! -
writing through troubles
I began writing on my own when things were out of balance in my life - when things were really bothering me. I kept journals, wrote poems, etc. My favorite place to write was the hay barn. -
My passion for collecting old books begins.
Again, I don't really know when this began. But my mom has some very old books and I fell in love with some of them - the language is so different! And the world is so far removed from mine. I have quite a few old books now, but my most treasured are the ones from my mom. -
A change of direction
I had decided to recieve a secretarial degree at Northwest. Within a few weeks I discovered without a shadow of a doubt that secretarial school was not for me! I changed my major to Drama and my minor to English. My high school teacher's words rang in my ears . . ."you should be an English teacher". -
A license to teach
And was I ever scared! -
Teaching at East Buchanan
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Teaching at Savannah RIII High School
A gap had evolved in my life from writing and teaching to parenting. When I stepped back into teaching, I was terrified. Much had changed. My passion is to help my students discover the gift of reading and writing. -
Prarie Lands Writing Project
Prarie Lands saved me in so many ways. It brought back to me my forgotten love of writing, it gave me confidence as a teacher again, and it helped me navigate this new world of technology. -
Today - and there is so much that lies ahead . . .
I share my writing with my students now. I understand their fears about writing, because I have them too. Together we work through the jungle.
