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My Heart Is Heavy As I Watch The Hate Unfold In Charlottesville Today

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My Heart Is Heavy As I Watch The Hate Unfold In Charlottesville Today

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Jennifer Wolfe, a writer-teacher-mom, is dedicated to finding the extraordinary in the ordinary moments of life by thinking deeply, loving fiercely, and teaching audaciously. Read her stories on her blog, mamawolfe at jenniferwolfe.net.
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My heart is heavy as I watch the hate unfold in Charlottesville today. I try to distract and distance myself by puttering around in my garden, moving the sprinkler from one dry patch to another, hopefully coaxing a few more blooms into fall. I dodge the bees in the veggie garden and catch a glimpse […]

State of Wonder by Ann Patchett: An Unforgettable Book

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State of Wonder by Ann Patchett: An Unforgettable Book

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State of Wonder by Ann Patchett “This was her moment, the perfect now.” ― Ann Patchett, State of Wonder The closest I’ve ever been to the Amazon was hearing stories from my husband about his adventures canoeing there as a young man – that was enough to make me understand the power of the river, and the […]

Happiness Hacks: July 2017 To Bring More Gratitude Into Your Life

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Happiness Hacks: July 2017 To Bring More Gratitude Into Your Life

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Do you have to intentionally make yourself happier? Some people, like me, need ‘happiness hacks’ to remind themselves every day of what a blessing it is to be alive each day – what great fortune we have to be living for one more extraordinary, ordinary moment. Years ago I started a gratitude journal – just […]

Let Me Be: Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice

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Let Me Be: Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice

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Poetry For Celebrating Summer Solstice Oh, the water lilies. See how they seem to open wider out of their own opening? Let me unfold like that—without thinking, without assuming I’m already open enough.   Do not let me close up, all stiff and stoic, like a walnut that will not crack. Don’t let me become […]

Teaching In Indonesia: What’s Similar And Different To The U.S.

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Teaching In Indonesia: What’s Similar And Different To The U.S.

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*This is an update of posts chronicling my teaching in Jakarta, Indonesia, during Ramadan. As part of the U.S. State Department of Education’s IREX program, 10 teachers and I spent two weeks traveling, teaching, and creating friendships with Indonesian students. This trip was life-changing for me as a woman and a teacher; so many stereotypes […]