teachings – coyote chalk

Knowing Along the Way

My heart learned much this year. Mid January last year Alan returned once again to Saskatchewan. Some time during that January, that time of -25 plus the wind chill, exploring back alleys, walking the shoreline of Old Wives Lake, we knew. Cold be damned. Home was together. Sometime during the slow hours of this past December break, on holiday at… (read more)

Keep Loving

Last week during one of my Structured Support classes, I was helping a grade twelve student analyze a poem. Together, we read the poem assigned by his English Language Arts teacher. “Wow that’s a powerful poem.” “I don’t understand poetry.” My grade twelve student said, pushing away from from the table. Stoic. “It’s about finding abusive love beautiful.” “That’s just… (read more)