1.It’s been an exceptionally challenging week at school, largely due to the thing that’s making every week of school challenging this year: COVID-19. I mentioned this yesterday, but today was more of the same and a big part of the reason I ended up being grateful. After lunch, the kiddos gathered on the big rug …
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Three Things, Day 3: Relief, Warmth & Journey
1.I gotta tell you, as I sit to write this, the thing I’m most grateful for in this moment is that the day is nearly done. It started with oversleeping, which meant I didn’t get a head start on writing this. Then work was a wild ride. I’ll simply say this: if anyone in your …
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Care Package for Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021
I got quite a bit of positive feedback regarding the revamped Care Package, which is heartening. I’ve been way out off my writing routine for over a year now, and it’s been a struggle to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and venture back into a craft I love dearly. Knowing that it’s …
The Last Time We Were All Together
We left home around 5:30 a.m., a year ago today. Our campus tour was scheduled for late morning, and it would take a little over four hours to get there. J and T were here at home in Franklin, VT. T was spending his high school winter break with me, my wife, and J, as …
Top 10 Posts of 2020, Plus 1
It’s been quite a year for ethandezotelle.com. After taking over two years to get to 400 subscribers, I’m now at almost 550 after an additional five weeks. Post views skyrocketed, nearly quintupling over 2019. And the number of posts overall surpassed 1,000. Given the rapid growth, I thought it’d be fun to look back at …