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My Word of the Week: Nothing

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jun 28, 2016 | Blog, My Word of the Week

I begin with now: looking out the window, I see the sun shining like a spotlight between the trees and houses in our neighborhood. The brightness focuses on the middle of the back lawn — our postage stamp yard that takes less than 10 minutes to mow. It’s focused on nothing in particular, …

In Your Own Words: Matt Appling – Patience

by Guest User | Jan 30, 2015 | Blog, In Your Own Words

An important part of bringing words to life is encouraging other writers in their words. I have been inviting writers I love to write about their word of the week. Today, Matt Appling joins me as my guest poster. Welcome, Matt! pa·tience – noun \ˈpā-shən(t)s\ :...

In Your Own Words: Anne Wilson – Mundane

by Guest User | Oct 23, 2014 | Blog, In Your Own Words

mun·dane – adjective \ˌmən-ˈdān, ˈmən-ˌ\ : dull and ordinary : relating to ordinary life on earth rather than to spiritual things __________ My toddler-son has a pretty limited vocabulary right now, but he knows one word for sure: more. It’s almost a guarantee...

My Science Odyssey: The Center of the Universe

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jan 24, 2014 | Blog

Most evenings when the boys are at our house, sometime between the end of the school day and bedtime, the TV will land on the TBS channel of our local cable company, and we will all laugh at the antics of Leonard and Sheldon, Wolowitz and Koothrappali in the...

Best Step-Mom Ever

by Charity Singleton Craig | Jun 10, 2013 | Archived Blog Posts

“I have an idea,” I said to my oldest and youngest step-sons. We were all sitting in the bleachers with my husband and father-in-law watching our middle son play baseball. Well, we were at least sitting in the bleachers at the game. Watching was optional. My two boys...