michelle m. davis

Three simple words, but so difficult to say. Last night, I lay awake, thinking about my “last job” teaching. After ten years at home with our kids, I’d returned to the school where I’d previously taught … but this time as a Response to Intervention and Instruction (RtII) teacher. RtII was designed to help kids who struggled in the classroom. It had a protocol to determine if a student needed a “boost” due to missed skills, or if he or she could not learn at an appropriate rate and required a...

Through previous blogs, I’ve shared my desire to be near water. There’s a peaceful feeling when I’m lakeside … both body and soul calm, regulate, and renew. It’s been a dream to find someplace not too far from Bend where I might be able to regularly experience this sensation. And so, last week, my husband and I drove to a lake community in a nearby state … curious if it might be a fit. This place was certainly beautiful. I couldn’t deny the charm. However, the reassuring feelings I’d hoped...

Lately, a lot of my writing has centered on doing … mostly doing too much .   Whenever blogs circle back to the same concept, there’s an...