Ruby on January 19th, 2010

Plain Promise is the story of Englischer Kade Saunders who, seeking to get over a relationship gone sour, rents a cottage on an Amish farm so he can get away from the complexities of his life for a while. That is, until his ex-wife arrives… Read more

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Ruby on September 17th, 2009

I thought the idea for this meme was a great one! Moms of autistic kids talking about their accomplishments, the ones that were so hard won and that we sometimes thought would never come…. I too thought my son would never do things that… Read more

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Ruby on September 12th, 2009

I received an invitation to look at the work of Cathy Puett Miller and when I visited her parents’ reading blog I found a post that touched me deeply. Aimed at reluctant readers in the 10+ range, it may apply to your family even at an earlier age…. Read more

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Ruby on August 9th, 2009

Jen at Pursuing Harmony wrote a touching post about her daughter’s experience with a new teacher critiquing her work. I was going to write some of my thoughts about what might be going on in that situation, but reading the comments that were left I… Read more

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Ruby on August 8th, 2009

We have an uncle who is quite an independent thinker. One day when he was visiting our son arrived home from school, and as he removed his shoes Uncle noticed that one of our boy’s sport socks was on upside down. Now knowing what a tough time it’s… Read more

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