#lifeofaneditor

Life of an editor. Not only doing this for your own writing, but for other people’s too. But I wouldn’t ever give it up!

My photo is the lede art for Oklahoma Watch’s election story. #freelancefun #lifeofaneditor #covid19 #everyvoteisavoice https://www.instagram.com/p/CCGjI66hK8j/?igshid=rxxilyxacw05

Need a fun mask and want to support a fellow photo jurno who has been furloughed along with her husband? Check out what I just got from @rondachurchill. She asks for $10 a mask, which also allows her to give some away to those in need. So it lets you give a double blessing and get cool masks. #lifeofaneditor #covid19 #planningforschoolalready https://www.instagram.com/p/CB8uKarh4bJ/?igshid=ra067u8ytmls

Shootin the American Heritage Music Festival today for Jana Jae. It’s outside where people can social distance. For the record I’m glad it’s cooler than last week because I miss air conditioning. #lifeofaneditor #freelancefun #groveisgrand #greenmeansgo https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWK4huB7CC/?igshid=141js7hk2pxqv

Well it’s official (like school board approved). I will be the new Speech / Drama teacher this fall at Miami High school. It will let me combine my Mass Comm degree (go MoSo), years of youth/kid min experience (thanks Asbury) and my years at the newspaper to teach a new generation of students how to communicate. Lots of out of the box ideas already perking in my brain. Really excited for this next season of life. Grateful for everyone who prayed for me this past year. I found out the day before my one year anniversary of the lay-off but had to wait till after last night’s board meeting to post. #godisgood #godsgotthis Thanks to everyone who encouraged me to step out in faith on this job. I’m excited to work with Pam Chaney and the rest of the MHS team. Thanks Jeffrey Hanes, Andre Jones and Vira Yirsa for your support and for agreeing with Shanna Slavings, Paula Knight, Cydni Tillery and Maribeth Reisbeck to be part of my “teaching henchmen” team. Thanks to all of my kidlets for giving me the foundation and inspiration to reach for the moon. You gave me the strength to land among the stars. #lifeofaneditor #dreamscometrue #lifeaftergatehouse #newseason https://www.instagram.com/p/CBO1RethntL/?igshid=1fmchvsm9uoso

It’s a good day when your next Mr. Rogers book, some purple pens and a new iPad keyboard (I wore the other one out) comes in the mail. #lifeofaneditor #happies #purplepensrock https://www.instagram.com/p/CA6exfUhsa6/?igshid=303lbu5bqxt9

But don’t you do it? Was the response I got from two different people as I searched for someone who could talk about prayer journaling for the faith page. My response was - but I can’t write about myself. Well we (me / editor) decided I could. So today’s faith page in the Joplin Globe features a column on prayer / art journaling and my experiences slogging thru this season of #covid19. #godisgood #godsgotthis #lifeofaneditor #pouringmyartout. Read it here. http://bit.ly/GlobeColorPrayers https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2z_NlhLv0/?igshid=13g8z6ls5fx3n

New shirt (thanks to the Lawman) and a new book (Woop woop). Yes Opie now recognizes when the UPS truck drives by and DOESN’T stop. ;-) #pandemiclife #covid19 #iguessiamvintagenow #lifeofaneditor #littlefarmonthelake #thisisus https://www.instagram.com/p/CArLk3MBIaM/?igshid=1nkl50nuvixj0