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Miracle & Goal

Today, I witnessed a miracle. It was powerful. A kid in my class did something incredible. “A” came into my classroom in August reading 13 words per minute. Today, he read THREE pages in a chapter book during reading groups. Today, he taught me a lesson. There is no excuse for being complacent in life. None. A week from today I turn 26 years old. Having a birthday for me is kind of like eating a week-old ham sandwich. It’s not the best. Some people get seasonal depression; I get birthday depression. Okay, I get seasonal depression, too, but that’s beside the point. As I was driving home from grad school tonight I decided to take matters into my own hands. I will set a goal for my 26 th year of life and it will give ME life. My goal for my 26 th year of life is to document each day for 365 days. When I was in high school I loved to blog. I would blog about boys, school, and religion. I would expect the 365 days of my 26 th year to look somewhat similar, just more….. ma