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Musings of a Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Friend, Teacher, Learner and Writer. A Place for Me to Think and Share. A Visit to the ETHIC Museum. Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center. The muffled rhythm of hammers. Drowned out periodically by the passing train. Echoed through the metal structure of the museum. On the same site that Emmett Till was murdered long ago. Today five volunteers from the Northeast toiled on in the blazing August sun,.

Where the soul flower writes. In this moment, I sit and write. In this moment, I will practice calming my body and mind after a busy day. My feet are up on a chair now. I give my ankles and calves a little stretch. My legs are now horizontal; they are vertical most of the day. I let my legs relax. I lean back in my chair.

Today is Day 31! I am ver.

As is probably evident from my posts, this has been a challenging time for me, and today has probably been my hardest yet, and possibly one of the top 5 hardest days of my life. At first, I feel disappointed in my completing this goal.

This blog is about my life, my experiences as a woman, daughter, teacher and student. So, recently a teaching colleague convinced me to participate in the Slice of Life month of blogging, March 2015. I am a new teacher and one of the newest staff members at a middle school. I believe passionately in modeling for my students the use and mastery of the skills I teach. So, I leapt at the chance. Leave a comment on Ebb and Flow.

I lost my little girl on June 4th. She was twelve and a half years old, the youngest dog to leave for the Bridge. She had a cough for a while. It would come and go, happening most often when she was excited. The vet recommended using a needle to aspirate the fluid, which would give Raven immediate relief. The vet also recommended a consultation with a cardio.

Successful use of the bullet journal. January 2nd? Yet another successful entry. January 3rd? School started and the streak ended.