WHY DO YOU DO WHAT YOU DO? That is a question educators are often asked – to remember your WHY. Many teachers will always say […]
Finding Joy: Part 2
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Author: Christy
After graduating from Eupora High School, I attended Mississippi State University where I majored in Social Studies Education. In 2004, I completed my Master of Education from Belhaven University and became National Board Certified in 2005. In May 2020, I completed my Ed.S. in Educational Leadership from Belhaven University. I am beginning my 23rd year of teaching. In my spare time, I love to garden, read, and take care of my ducks and chickens and now bees!
Crooked Snake by Lovejoy Boteler
This past week, a state wide search was conducted for a criminal who raped and murdered an elderly lady in a small town in Mississippi […]
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
If you have not read the book, then do not read this post. I am assuming if you came across this post then you are […]
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Navigating Trials: Choosing Joy
The other day, I heard on the radio characteristics of a toxic person. Shockingly, the identified traits described myself in my work environment since school […]
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Suicide Med by Freida McFadden
I thought about doing a synopsis; however, just google it. This post will include spoilers so do not read if you HAVE NOT read Suicide […]
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The Joys and Pains of the National Boards Process…
There are some moments in your life that you remember so well. You know, it is one of those “where were you when…” moments. November […]
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Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn
Synopsis: Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to […]
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Finding Joy: Part 1
“Joy” – a great feeling of pleasure or happiness. We all have been there…the ups in our careers, shouting from the mountaintops; the downs in […]
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Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Synopsis: It’s 1950, and as the French Quarter of New Orleans simmers with secrets, seventeen-year-old Josie Moraine is silently stirring a pot of her own. […]
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The Night Sister by Jennifer McMahon
In the 1950s, the Tower Motel—and its namesake Tower—were the shining attraction of tiny London, Vermont. Now it stands in disrepair, alive only in the […]
