So I came across this writing challenge hosted by Lisa-Jo Baker that I thought I’d give a try.For more information, check out this link to Five Minute Friday. The nitty-gritty is you write… Read more {belong}: five minute friday →
I never know when it is going to hit — that moment when I’m ready to return to school. Some years it arrives early, just a few days after the… Read more it’s time to get ready for school →
July is the month of not-much-happening around the Ayres’ house. If said aloud, Andy would roll his eyes. Hannah would say, “Se-ri-ous-ly, Mom?” And Stephanie would put her hands on… Read more do less (sols) →
Macadamia Key Lime Pie — It is as good as it sounds and it’s no bake. I squeezed fresh lime juice to use in the filling. The filling looks like it… Read more favorite bits →
So I came across this writing challenge hosted by Lisa-Jo Baker that I thought I’d give a try.For more information, check out this link to Five Minute Friday. The… Read more {present}: five minute friday →
Recently I watched this video from Todd Rose, talking about the importance of the individual. In this talk, Todd explains how we often lose talent and meet fewer needs when we focus on the average instead of the individual. Todd Rose is a high school dropout who went on to get his Doctorate from Harvard and become a faculty member at the Harvard Graduate School of Education teaching Educational Neuroscience. To begin, Todd shares how lessons learned by the Air Force over fifty years ago can be instructive for how… Read more focus on indivduals →
Lego creations.Friendship bracelets.Drawing pad.Hot wheels.Markers.Softball glove.Train tracks.Baseball hat.Doll clothes.Book stacks.Notebooks.Pencils.Sandals.Sunscreen.Football.Frisbee. These things have homes. Yet, if you would stop over for a visit, you would find these things in action.… Read more in action →
{my words from a year ago} I’m miserably horrible at staying in touch. It is my Achilles’ heel. I know this and I try to keep in touch (I cringe… Read more my floppy heart. →
Years ago I began getting up before everyone else in order to spend time alone. In a house of six, it is tough to snag alone minutes. When you are… Read more alone →
Ruth Ayres Writes 