Slicing Together: Slice of Life Challenge 3 of 31

Slice of Life Challenge:  3 of 31
I'm not much of a pie baker, but I'm lucky enough to live close to Der Dutchman restaurants.  You can stop by there to get just a slice of pie or you can get an entire pie to go.  They have about any kind of pie you can imagine:  dutch apple pie, peach pie, sugar cream pie, chocolate peanut butter pie.  Whatever your favorite, they likely carry it.  There's nothing like enjoying a small piece of pie, but there's always something even better about bringing a whole pie to share a slice with everyone.

That's what has me excited about this year's Slice of Life Challenge.  In addition to staying connected with the slicers I discovered in last year's challenge, I have some of my friends and family joining me for the challenge.

Today I Love:  Trish E.
First Year Slice of Life
My undergraduate years in education were spent at The Ohio State University.  Trish and I took many classes together on our way to becoming educators.  As the years after graduation passed, we lost track of one another.  Responsibilities and small children have a way of making it hard to keep up with everyone.  Not too long ago we got back in touch with one another on Facebook.  It turns out we live hardly five miles from one another and have so many common interests (and now older kids).  For over 300 days now, Trish has been sharing something she has loved for the day.  She's spent her days finding something to be thankful for each day and writing a quick piece about it on Facebook.  She had decided she wanted to move these over to a blog for a variety of reasons and this seemed the perfect event to get started.  I'm so glad she's taken the dive.

Family Trove:  Jackie H.
First Year Slice of Life
Jackie is a retired educator from the district where I went to school and began my teaching career.  Though I didn't have her as a teacher, she was once my track coach.  As a constant advocate for students, teachers, and education, she was always (and still is) one of those teachers everyone knew, respected, and could count on to help.  When I started teaching she was the guidance counselor in the middle school were I taught sixth grade.  Two years ago, Jackie started a blog to work collaboratively with other family members and share stories of her family.  As a genealogist (by hobby not be trade), I was intrigued by her stories.  I was quite excited when she to decided to join this year's Slice of Life event.

Shreds of My Mind:  Lisa H.
Second Year Slice of Life
Last year, my sister-in-law, Lisa, decided to dive into the event with me.  We'd had several conversations about writing, blogging and this event.  She decided to jump in and join the fun.

Sunrise Where the Sun Shines:  Rob H.
Second Year Slice of Life
My brother, Rob, also decided this might be challenge worth some time.  Though he lives many many miles away it is nice to see his post pop up in my Google Reader.

Add to that local friends:  Literate Lives (Karen), Enjoy and Embrace Learning (Mandy), Nicole's Book Nook (Nicole), Raising Readers and Writers (Julie), and many colleagues from Twitter and other circles of learning (see my side bar).  You can see why it is so hard to keep up with all the reading!

Instead of enjoying one piece of pie by myself, this event has become like a social gathering with pieces of pie to share with everyone.  It's inspiring to be part of a community all on the quest for story, for words that help show some small part of the worlds we live in each day.  The world is full of stories; some just never get told.  Thanks to Stacey and Ruth, Two Writing Teachers, for hosting this event.