24 Days of Blogging Day 1: Update

Happy Advent!

As promised, I have returned after a three month absence to compose my digital Advent Calendar for the third time. Being away from writing has been a mixed blessing. I have enjoyed not feeling the nag of a demanding blank screen (an announced absence is not laziness), but honestly there have been moments when I have missed this short form and have wanted to write out a thought or rant (did I write these at the time and hold them for now? Don't be silly!).

Looking out the window, I just saw a young man carrying a banjo over his shoulder as if it were a knapsack. I feel sort of the same way. I've been away from doing this for so long that composing feels awkward in my hands, as if I'm holding it wrong. It may take a few days to get back in fighting shape. Please be patient.

So during the past three months I have

• Done presentations for educators in Houston, San Diego, Lancaster, Paterson, Hartford, Albuquerque, and Miami, including two new presentations that I wrote this fall.
• Taken a trip to Hawaii that was actually a vacation.
• Published an article in Momentum Magazine (if you are interested, I'm sure that I'll be using it for one of these entries)
• Read a number of good novels and a really wretched one call Nora Webster
• Seen the enrollment in pre-k through 8 schools in my Diocese increase for the first time in 14 years
• Done a presentation for a group of financial planners at Trans America (they were so nice! Better than any group of teachers!)
• Done previsits for my two WCEA school accreditation visits in the spring, one in Phoenix and one in Honolulu.
• Written a simplified guide for the secondary accreditation process

As you look over the list, if you have been paying attention, you will notice something obviously missing…I don't want to talk about it. If you don't know, look back one entry.

So let's get back to work, talking about life, learning, technology, and an impending holiday.

And, as always, I welcome your comments

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