My name is Tyra Manning and I am a grateful survivor. My story is one of recovery redemption and love. My new memoir, Where the Water Meets the Sand is that story. It is the story of my own personal journey, the story of falling in love with 1st Lt. James Larry Hull when we were young college students in Lubbock, Texas, marrying Larry and my struggles with mental illness after he deployed to Vietnam in 1970. I feared I would lose Larry, like I had lost my dad who died of a heart attack when I … [Read more...]
A Story is a Gift
We all have stories. Our stories are precious gifts. A story teller takes a personal risk by sharing his or her personal story often to help a colleague, a child, or perhaps a struggling stranger. Why do we share personal stories? Many of us are motivated to share our stories when we realize someone is hurting. Sharing our personal true story or an allegory may give the listener hope, courage to move forward, a sense of solace. Stories can encourage trust in one another. A … [Read more...]
10 Books to Read Out Loud: Read Across America
One of my favorite activities, throughout my life and as an educator, is reading to children. I wrote briefly, last year, about an annual tradition in River Forest, where, as a special occasion, teachers would bring their classrooms to the district and I would read The West Texas Chili Monster by Judy Cox and illustrated by John O’Brian. “The children loved the bright green monster on the front cover. The story’s setting on a ranch in West Texas gave me the opportunity to talk about my … [Read more...]
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