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I am a special education teacher, currently teaching 2nd and 3rd grade Learning Disabled students. In the past I have taught special education, grades 1 through 7. I have also taught plant life and reading remediation at a middle school level.
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Health & Fitness > Depression Experiencing Depression: 4 of 101
DepressionImagine, if you will, a three-year-old girl sitting on her front porch, unable to play with her little friends, despite their consistent coaxing and prodding to join them in their play and laughter. The little girl could not get up off that porch and join her little friends no matter how much she wanted to, because ... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: My experience of cats: 1 of 12
Garfield Doesn't Have Much Over My Cat, OzzieMy cat, Ozzie, could easily take over Garfield's spot in the comics page. He has all of Garfield's personality traits, and then some. He is popular, selfish, intelligent, arrogant, comical, and above all, lovable.Every day, weather permitting, I take my kitties outdoors for a short... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Living with depression: 16 of 182
Look to the Eagle I am currently going through the worst case of clinical depression I have ever experienced. Depression is nothing new to me. I have experienced depression at different times since I was a very young child. But this particular episode hit so hard, so fast, and with no warning. It scared me more than any episo... More..
Relationships & Family > Talking with Teens & Children Funny children quotes: 3 of 21
Watch out Seinfeld, Because Kids Make the Best ComediansKids make the best comedians because they don't know they are being funny. They are naturally humorous when they innocently misuse the English language. Life perceived through their eyes can also be very funny.Children often interpret our language literally. When my neph... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations Christmas traditions commercialized: 3 of 14
Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good NightI know God has to be disappointed with us humans who claim to live in Christian society. What are we celebrating any more any way? The birth of Jesus? I don't think so. Jesus was born in a manger to parents who had little in the way of material possessions. Jesus didn't care about... More..
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Childhood memories: 26 of 113
I have many happy childhood memories. This one is about running away from home. I guess, I should say the attempt of running away from home. It's almost too ridiculous to talk about, but I'm hoping my readers all have ridiculous things they did as children, and will get a chuckle out of it.One summer, my two girl friends and ... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Testimonies: My beloved old cat: 4 of 17

Meet My Mentally Challenged KittyMeet my mentally challenged kitty, Maggie May. It is ironic that I am a special education teacher, and I have a mentally challenged cat. If there were a way to give Maggie May a diagnostic test, I am quite sure the results would reveal that she is cognitively impaired. Her IQ would probably be... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Spiritual Life How to accept aging, sickness and the possibility of death: 14 of 35
The Autumn of My YearsI am in my early 50's, and I guess recently had experienced what I had heard of as a midlife crisis. All I could think about was my youth. I even went through a period of about two weeks when I would cry whenever I was alone, longing for my youth. I hated being this age and dreaded getting older.They say... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Cat ownership experiences: 27 of 58
My Cat, Ozzie, Has Cabin Fever(A Sequel to Garfield Doesn't Have Much on My Cat, Ozzie)I live in Michigan, and, this year, we are having a very cold, snowy, icy, and windy winter. This has been quite hard on my cat, Ozzie. I'm afraid he has cabin fever, and may be suffering from S.A.D. (Seasonal Affective Disorder).When I let... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: The heart and God: 9 of 19
Deep in My HeartDeep in my heart, I know everything happens for a reason.Yet, at times, when things don't go the way I'd like, I forget that.Deep in my heart, I know God has not forsaken me.Yet, at times, when things don't go the way I'd like, I forget that.Deep in my heart, I know God works in mysterious ways.Yet, at times, ... More..