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My Boys Blog

Ilinap · October 10, 2013 ·

I'm out of commission for a bit due to this acute tendinitis afflicting my elbow. I don't even play tennis, but I do love the skirts. An office job is killing me. God did not make our bodies to sit at a desk clickety-clacking all day long. The keyboard, the mouse, the small … [Read more...] about My Boys Blog

Tags: Bird, children, Deal, family, writing

A Tale of House in the Woods

Ilinap · October 3, 2013 ·

I came across these fascinating photographs on my Facebook feed a while ago. I scrolled through and found myself staring at every nook and artifact in each photo. I've been wanting to write about this, but every time I sat down to click at keyboard I felt the nagging need to … [Read more...] about A Tale of House in the Woods

Tags: America, travel, writing

Voice – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · June 19, 2013 ·

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Second Grade Rocks

Ilinap · June 6, 2013 ·

  There are magical things happening in classrooms. Education reformers and teacher witch hunters would have you believe otherwise. Those are people who have never stepped into a classroom, never held the hand of a kindergartener during a tornado drill, never high-fived a … [Read more...] about Second Grade Rocks

Tags: children, Deal, education, kids, school, teachers, values, writing

RDU Moms (A toast to LTYM) – 5:00 Fridays TM

Ilinap · May 10, 2013 ·

I had the honor and joy of speaking at Raleigh's inaugural Listen To Your Mother show a couple days ago. There were 15 of us sharing our stories of motherhood on a stage with just a microphone and a music stand. The auditorium was full (sold out crowd!). Tears and laughter … [Read more...] about RDU Moms (A toast to LTYM) – 5:00 Fridays TM

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, cocktail, fun, happy hour, motherhood, writing

Storytelling – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · April 10, 2013 ·

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It’s OK to Suck

Ilinap · December 5, 2012 ·

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