by Laurie Pandorf | Mar 3, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on March 3, 2017 This memory is the one my children, nieces and nephews love to hear. Since my mom, their grandmother, passed away at the ripe young age of fifty-nine, they have few of their own memories of her, so they appreciate when my brothers and I...
by Laurie Pandorf | Mar 2, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on March 2, 2017 In keeping with my goal of tracking family memories, here’s another. Although this is drafted more like a personal essay, I may revise it into a narrative. For now, I wanted to set-up the setting, so that my children, nieces and nephews...
by Laurie Pandorf | Mar 1, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on March 1, 2017 As the K-5 literacy coach in my district, I receive a great amount of professional development and in turn, offer workshops to our teachers. One of my favorites was one led by Amy Ludwig Vaderwater entitled, “Teacher as Writer/Writer as...
by Laurie Pandorf | Jan 25, 2017 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on January 25, 2015 For the last seven weeks, I’ve been home recuperating from two surgeries. The first was planned, to repair a torn ligament on my foot, while the second, my gallbladder removal – Bonus! was not. What started as a...
by Laurie Pandorf | Jan 4, 2015 | The Author's Purpose
Posted on January 4, 2015 Last Saturday, I joined my niece and sister-in-law to shop for my niece’s wedding gown. To say it was a special day would be an understatement. As Kristin’s doting aunt, her favorite she assures me, and a closet fan of...
