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Here are two blogs I've been reading lately: Nitty.Gritty . Jody's life has been marred by terrible tragedy, but her faith and joy ...

I'm working in my classroom, going through cupboards and desk drawers, getting rid of junk from three or four teachers ago. I need a br...

Here's an interesting article on a series of British documentaries.

Several people wrote and told us they were praying that the city power in our neighborhood would get fixed soon, and clearly, praying is a b...

I'm a bit behind on my blog reading, so I hadn't seen this photo posted by Eric a couple of days ago on Paris Daily Photo . I warn ...

I flew home yesterday, and I'm adjusting to being back here. There's been no city power at our house for FOUR WEEKS. Nobody told m...

...take a look at this video about the founding of La Leche League .

It's August! As always on the first day of the month, the Daily Photo bloggers are holding a Theme Day. This month, they are posting p...

Last night I read this post from Graycie at Today's Homework . Maybe that put me in the back-to-school mode, because last night I had ...

Book #49 was the new one by Nancie Atwell , The Reading Zone . As expected, I liked it very much. Mostly, I got plenty of encouragement t...

Amy tagged me over two weeks ago for that meme where you're supposed to tell seven random facts about yourself. Since I just recently ...

Here's a great piece from Chicago Public Radio.

Here's this week's Education Carnival.

I'm really going in for the inspiring titles lately. Here's today's Saturday Review of Books. Hope everybody had a happy quat...

Today we went to the zoo, zoo, zoo. We all had a lot of fun. It was a beautiful drive, too. They have been working on the roads around wh...

It's time for my yearly plug for the International Book Project . ( Here's last year's. ) This is a wonderful organization that...

It snowed in Buenos Aires! This is the first time that's happened since 1918. The BBC posted some photos sent in by readers. Here...

Would you believe there's an Education Carnival today? Teachers are so dedicated, aren't they? They don't even take time off ...

I'm fascinated by people who migrate, who move from one country to another, for whatever reason. Today, the BBC is featuring stories ab...