Every person holds stories. The girl who makes your morning latte has stories. The crazy uncle your family chuckles about has stories. The man holding the sign on the street corner has stories. Everyone has a story to tell. But not every story gets shared. Enter...
From before birth, children gravitate toward the lilting cadence of words strung together to impart a tale. Infants gaze, mesmerized by the captivating sounds of an adult recounting the day’s mundane events; for, regardless the subject matter, a story’s...
I loathe talk radio. Always have. Since I was a kid growing up in a house where Rush Limbaugh’s commanding voice took daily center stage, I’ve avoided listening to the droning of words. When trapped in a car blasting morning shows, news shows or football...
Rediscover a joy of reading. This little series examining the journey of a reader has been a delight for me, and I hope it has been for you as well! In Part 1 my goal was to encourage you to be the guide who leads a child from a reluctant reader to an eager reader. In...
I didn’t grow up a reader. Accelerated Reader was the bane of my existence in elementary school. Sure, as a kid I read the occasional book that I really enjoyed. Books like The Outsiders and Of Mice and Men and a few other classics. But I would have never considered...
Kids and reading. Kids and reading. Reading and kids. These two just go together like…peas and carrots. Yep! I went there. Who else is watching “Forrest Gump” tonight? I have to be honest with y’all. Not much brings a bigger smile to my face...
