Big Questions at Bedtime Don’t Require Perfect Answers
Last night at bedtime, my son asked why everyone has to die one day. The thought of my sweet 7-year-old…
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Last night at bedtime, my son asked why everyone has to die one day. The thought of my sweet 7-year-old…
Continue Reading“If someone needs a friend, be a friend” it’s the running joke in our family. My husband will say the…
Continue ReadingThis morning, I had a girl home with me. My middle child. There have been so many times she has…
Continue Reading“Dots on bottom. Stretch over toes,” she mutters to herself while independently putting on her tiny toddler socks. I must…
Continue ReadingThe first official day of fall for everyone else meant finally breaking out those hoodies from the backs of closets…
Continue ReadingDear co-parents, When you walk into my classroom for open house, conferences, or a meeting, I notice right away. I…
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Continue ReadingThe most underrated fans in youth sports are the siblings in the stands. The youngest ones schlepped from game to…
Continue ReadingI take a handful of sand and watch the granules gradually slip between my fingers. My 1-year-old digs in the…
Continue ReadingDear 6th grade, Here’s the thing. Not only is it hard to be a pre-teen, but a pre-teen who just…
Continue ReadingWhen I was a kid, my parents had a definite cutoff age for trick-or-treating. As we entered the middle school…
Continue ReadingWhen I say that you're everything, I mean it. But they're not just empty words; I want you to know…
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