Blog 3 For a couple of years, I have wanted to tell my story. My story of triumph, failure, heartbreak, love, loss, gains, successes, and defeat, but with a humorous tone. I was once told from a former mentor that "everyone has a book in them, they just have to have the courage to tell it." I feel this. I feel that I have a story to tell and I would love for the reader to be able to not only relate to my story, but be able to take away a positive perspective of my story. Ohler's stages definitely resonates with the story I can tell: * Call to adventure- The main character has a problem, challenge, question or desire. My story would tackle all of these. With the loss of my husband completing suicide, the death of my Mom, my longtime boyfriend leaving, and the sickness of my Dad, I have faced challenges, but in those dark moments came light. I got a wonderful daughter-in-law and son-in-law, a grandbaby, and perspective on the world. With all of these ups and downs, I had...
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Blog 1 My name is Monica Christmas-Simmons. I am in my 27th year in education. I started out teaching high school English and American Sign Language as a foreign language. At about year 13, I decided to go back and get my Masters in Instructional Media (Library Science). I then became the Director for Curriculum and Instruction for three vocational colleges in the Tulsa area. After five years in this role, I decided that I missed kids and went back into the classroom for two years teaching 6th and 7th grade ELA. After that, I became the lower elementary librarian for the same school district. I am a widow with two adult children so I decided that this would be a good time for me to further pursue my education and get a second Masters. In my spare time, I enjoy being with my family, traveling to Disney, and studying sharks. I have been toying around with an idea for a story for a while. In 2022-2023, I lost 100 pounds, my Mom and my long-term boyfriend. My D...