In honor of Poetry Month, next week we'll be bringing you a new Big Picture Series. . . Poetry Matters (named after the life-changing book, Poetry Matters by Ralph Fletcher). Following that, beginning on Thursday, April 23 and continuing throughout the month we will be hosting a Poem-a-Day Challenge.  Be on the look out for… Continue reading Poetry Happenings on TWT.

Last week I spent time putting ephemera in order and was compelled to document the memory of the time spent waiting to be cleared to come home after the birth of our son.  I made all of his birth announcements, which I included on this page. The photo lifts to reveal: So very precious.  Those… Continue reading ruth’s memoir monday: birth announcement

After a holiday weekend + returning to work following spring break, things are a bit crazy at best.  My apologies to our faithful early morning readers.  Please share your Memoir Monday posts by linking in the comments.  Happy Writing.

Today an email came from one of the principals in my school district encouraging her staff to be cautious when using Facebook.  Attached to the email was a memo from the Indiana State Teachers Association stating: Teachers need to be very careful about what they post online.   Social-networking websites  such as MySpace and Facebook have… Continue reading Facebook + Educators

It's nearly the last Slice of Life for the month, so I double checked my list of slices I wanted to be sure to capture and decided that today is the day to record dinner.  It is such a standard in my day and that's part of what this little challenge is all about -- capturing… Continue reading Ruth’s SOLS: Dinner.

Today I was waiting for my husband & kids to pick me up from a store.  While I was waiting I picked up a book to pass the time.  After reading the first few pages, I was struck by the poignant writing and just had to have a copy.  Later, after the kids were in… Continue reading ruth’s sols: just a little reminder.

Last week I read this on Ali Edwards'  blog: My expectations this time around are completely different. My approach is slower and calmer. I know myself better and I am less-stressed out (even with more on my plate). I know my limits. I take deeper breaths. As is so often the case, I'm inspired to… Continue reading ruth’s sols: i know myself better.

In the wonderful way of the Internet, where link leads on to link, I found a new blog.  Started at the beginning of this month, Yeah, Write, is right up my alley!  With categories like:  grammar rules, journaling tips, and words,words, words, you may also be interested in checking it out.  There's also a special… Continue reading what a find!

This photo was taken a year ago, but my son was dressed in this shirt today.  Before I even got out of bed this morning, I began percolating on today's slice of life . . . thinking about this orange shirt. It's not the typical kind of thing we dress him in.  We love parenting. … Continue reading ruth’s sols: the shirt.