From part one of this series: ” My distance degree is not worth “just as much” as a traditional campus degree – it is worth more. It is worth years of work, life experience, and personal growth. Let’s go above degree equality, let’s go above and beyond the status-quo. If you are going to be…
Year: 2018
Above and Beyond Degree Equality (part one)
Welcome to the fight for degree equality. See, the majority of students will attend regular universities with classrooms and hallways and fire drills, and they will never have to prove or justify their degree. The majority of students will attend a university familiar to them and the people around them, earn a degree, put…
Because let’s be real… its just me
I do not like looking up how-to articles on blogging and writing book reviews. Google it, look it up on Pinterest – use whatever your social media you prefer – but however you look up information about blogging, you will find the same suggestions: post regularly, fill your post with pictures, and pick topics based…
Monday Ponderings: Glimpses Into Heaven
The sky is always fascinating to me; the height, length, and depth of it. The sky has as many moods as some men might claim a woman has: the simple, quiet beauty of a sunrise, the peaceful finality of a sunset, the tumultuous power of a storm, or the magic grayness of a snowfall. But…
Taken by Dee Henderson
Taken by Dee Henderson In a Nutshell: Age Appropriateness: 16 and above Genre(s): Fiction, Suspense, Romance Suspense/Violence: Moderate suspense Romance: Light romance Language: None Would I Recommend It? Yes The Nitty-Gritty Suspense/Violence: This book deals centers around the recovering victim of a kidnapping. She was kidnapped and held by individuals who were thieves, kidnappers for…
Tribute to a Faithful Friend
I still step out the back door and head for the chicken house, expecting her to follow me. I still walk across the back yard, expecting her to match me step for step. Someone kicked a soccer ball across the yard today, and I waited for her to chase it. But she’s not here anymore….
To Be Where You Are by Jan Karon
To Be Where You Are In a Nutshell: Age Appropriateness: 16 and above Genre(s): Literary Fiction Suspense/Violence: None Romance: Light romance Language: None Would I Recommend It? Yes The Nitty-Gritty Suspense/Violence: No mystery or suspense.* *Reader discretion is always advised. Romance: Several of the characters are involved in relationships (married or dating). Some kissing, hugging,…
Top 10 Books of 2017
I industriously resolved to read 52 books last year. I also set had a resolution to graduate from Thomas Edison State University, which I did accomplish, and which seemed to be in direct opposition to my original resolution. But I did manage to read 52 books last year. Originally shooting to read a book a…
Blind Spot by Dani Pettrey
Blind Spot by Dani Pettrey Book Three in Chesapeake Valor Series In a Nutshell: Age Appropriateness: 16 and above Genre(s): Fiction, Suspense, Romance Suspense/Violence: Moderate suspense Romance: Moderate romance Language: None Would I Recommend It? Yes The Nitty-Gritty Suspense/Violence: This book is suspenseful. The characters in this book are all employed by the FBI, and…