by Gwen | Apr 28, 2017 | Devotions, Education, Family, Grace, Gratefulness Project, Gwendolyn Brooks, Home, Hope, Iran, Jesus, Joy, Justice, Margaret Atwood, Marjane Satrapi, Social justice, Students, Thankfulness, Uncategorized, Writing
Every day I leave the Triple F Ranch to enter the world of academia. In academia I spend a lot of energy in conversations about language, perception, and communication. I do a lot of critical thinking. In between classes I take forays into my writing life where I think about poverty, and justice, and hope and Jesus (and coffee and kids and fiction and memoir and Guideposts devotions). And sometimes I come home with a headache.
by Gwen | Apr 27, 2017 | Exercise, Food, Gratefulness Project, Humor, Peace, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
All of you judgmental types are thinking how unhealthy this is.
by Gwen | Apr 22, 2017 | Authenticity, Education, Friendship, Gratefulness Project, Literature, Love, Motherhood, Paola Gemme, Relationships, Students, Uncategorized
This is Paola. Dr. Paola Gemme. We met when she walked in the door of Witherspoon 108 to teach Immigrant Literature, a class I was in for my master’s. I thought she was fascinating with her impeccable style–she wore these amazing Italian clothes–and...
by Gwen | Apr 20, 2017 | Basics, Family, Gratefulness Project, Patch, Thankfulness, Writing
When I started the “Gratefulness Project” I had the rather grandiose idea I would write letters every day to express my gratitude. I wrote two. One to God and the other to my mother. The next thing I did was write about how I was grateful for my students,...
by Gwen | Mar 16, 2017 | Basics, Family, Gratefulness Project, Kids, Love, Motherhood, Relationships
I am grateful I have no time. Really. This is the conclusion I’ve reached after much careful deliberation.
by Gwen | Jan 27, 2017 | Beauty, Darth Vader, Education, Family, Gratefulness Project, Joy, Kids, Literature, Students, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
That’s what The Gratefulness Project is for me, for us. A happy place. What good came into focus for you this week? Here’s one of my biggies: students.
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