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  Today's meditation from  Weekly Soul: Fifty-two Meditations on Meaningful, Joyful, and Peaceful Living   by Dr. Frederic Craigie. -18-   Like many academics, I spent my young adult years postponing many of the small things that I knew would make me happy, including reading novels for pleasure, learning to cook, taking a photography class, and joining a gym. I would do all of these things when I had time—when I finished school, when I had a job, when I was awarded tenure, and so on. I was fortunate enough to realize that I would never have time unless I made the time. And then the rest of my life began. Christopher Peterson   When I met him, Tim was gingerly making his way back from a very serious heart attack. He had some specific ongoing deficits—I remember him talking particularly about diminished ability to write fluently—but mainly, he suffered from loss of stamina, chronic pain, and the constant shadow of his uncertain long-term future. His st...

  Today's tip for parents from two talented teachers comes from  365 Teacher Secrets for Parents  by Cindy McKinley Alder and Patti Trombly.                                                              #120 Writing Reinforces Reading   It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed. ~ Napoleon Hill               In this chapter, you learned some ways to help your child conquer reading informational texts. There is one last way that deserves to be mentioned. Write! Yes, writing reinforces reading. It makes sense that the more a child reads, the better reader he becomes. The more he writes the better writer he becomes. Did you also know how much the two reinforce each other? The more a child writes the better read...

  Recently released: audiobook edition of  Tucker & Me  by Andrew Harvey. Book Description: Tucker & Me: Growing Up a Part-Time Southern Boy  is a poignant, humorous, and deeply human memoir of childhood in the 1960s—a time of big cars, bigger hair, and the shifting tides of American culture. Set between two dramatically different worlds, the story follows a boy raised by a single mother in fast-paced, sun-soaked Los Angeles, who spent his summers in the quiet, tradition-steeped town of Tucker, Georgia—a suburb of Atlanta where time seemed to move slower and Southern customs ran deep. Torn between the polished, modern glamour of the West Coast and the dusty porches and drawled charm of the South, the author recounts the joys, heartaches, and culture clashes of living a double life. From funny family mishaps and awkward teenage moments to moments of real danger and emotional depth,  Tucker & Me  captures what it means to grow up with one foot in ...