Entries by Bethany

Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth

Just when I was wondering if there is another way to “be,” a friend sent me this video of Dancing Matt. I especially appreciated that its sites include the USS Abraham Lincoln, where many of my students (and spouses of students) have served. I hope you enjoy it, too. ap120710.html

Starting over…

I love September. Perhaps because I’ve been a student and a teacher most of my life, the year seems to me to begin in September rather than January. I got married on September 1st, 27 years ago. Of course there’s the bliss of new school supplies. In truth, I get a little antsy at the […]

15 minutes, a reprise

A conversation with a friend, earlier this summer, reminded me of this Author Magazine interview (I blogged about it last October, too). We’ve all heard the mantra, “One day at a time,” but sometimes 15 minutes is enough. Kim Kircher, in her memoir about her husband’s illness, and her work on ski patrol, makes it crystal […]