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A Road Map for Education Reform

A Road Map for Education Reform

This week President Barack Obama and Colin Powell announced a new education initiative with America’s Promise Alliance called Grad Nation. Grad Nation is a 10 year campaign that is dedicated to getting 90% of today’s 4th graders to graduate on time. The majority of this educational reform effort is going to be spent on approximately [...]

Empowering Our Daughters

My six year old daughter walked up to me the other day and said, “Mom, I was weak and now I am strong.  And in my mind, I can do anything.”
I felt like the air was sucked out of my lungs.  I got down on her level and said, “Girl, with your smarts,heart, and talent [...]

365

365

The exact number of photographs I am currently downloading of my camera.
365.
Because I take alot of photographs.
And I have been BUSY.
Busy, taking photos, and not taking photos.
Busy NOT downloading the photos off my camera.
Busy writing, and writing, and writing, and writing, (but you wouldn’t know it by looking here.) Busy writing for the contract position [...]

Holding their Hand…..

This may be shocking….. but I am going to post something from Fox News because….. (and I can’t believe I am saying this…..) I can’t say it much better than it was said here.

*except for the part about the looters and uncovering dead. If you are in need, you are not looting… .you are surviving. [...]

New Year, New Opportunities

So….. while I haven’t been blogging for the last two weeks…… health care passed the Senate, crazy people have set their underwear on fire, gay marriage has been turned down in yet another state.  Also, my family has enjoyed a magical holiday filled with love, joy, and fun.  We traveled to and from NC.  My [...]

Weekly Winners: Dec. 13 – Dec 19

Weekly Winners: Dec. 13 – Dec 19

BLIZZARD EDITION!

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