In a poetry class long ago, I embraced an assignment to honor "where I came from." I had intended to write about my hometown of Fort Worth, but instead decided that I "came from" strong women. Instead of writing about a city or state, I wrote about my mother, my maternal grandmother, Marie, and her ...
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Last Place
This is what happens to you when you are the last person to finish the Cowtown 5k: 1. You get to be the Grand Marshall of a parade! I was followed for two hours within spitting distance and traveling at ONE MILE PER HOUR by the official Cowtown 5k tail car, which was followed by a FWPD squad ...
God Bless Alabama!
A big 'bama thank you to the teachers and administrators in Muscle Shoals City Schools. What a great way to spend a professional development day -- with you! Two favorite moments ... One: A sweet woman walked up to me after my presentation and extended her hand. "Jordan!" she bubbled in a lovely ...
Vapor and Chain
It is rewarding to take a walk with my nieces and nephew; 6, 4, and 1. We live in the same neighborhood (and by that I mean directly across the street from one another); I like to include them when I amble around the block these days. Of course, I appreciate the happy company, but there is another ...
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