a space for me and other teacher-writers to share our stories.
My writing well has been quite dry. This is the fewest number of blog posts I have ever written in a year's time. I miss writing. But have I missed it enough to change my patterns, my habits, my motivation?
I know many people are thinking and writing about their one little words. I have been thinking about it, too. But have I been thinking about it enough to write about it? Did I even want to?
Maybe.
The last few weeks, the word build has been on my mind. What would I like to build in my life? What do I need to build in my life? After contemplating this word, I knew it wasn't quite right. I don't need to build anything new; I have enough "stuff." And I am getting too old to build new things in my life.
What would happen if I strengthened the things that I have spent years building but seem to have crumbled in the last year? That thought became my ultimate question and the word strengthen began showing up in unexpected places throughout my day...until I knew I had found my word for 2026.
What are some things I already have built, but I need to strengthen this year?
- my relationships (personal and professional)
- my health (my knee is still not where it should be)
- my faith
- my writing habit
- my discipline (ok, maybe this one was never built!)
- my positive habits
- my home
