Dear Class of 2021, I’m Sorry Your Senior Year Had To Be Like This
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be a senior this year. You gave up your junior prom and your…
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I’m the Parent of a Rising Senior and Refuse To Give Up on This Year
I am the parent of a 2021 senior, and I will not give up on this year. No doubt, my…
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Dear 8th Graders, This Should Have Been Your Year Too
To my dear 8th graders: If someone had warned me that our school year would take such an uncharted and…
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We Should Have Been Celebrating Kindergarten Graduation
If I close my eyes, I can almost picture it . . . my 6-year-old kindergartener up on stage in…
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Siblings Can Be Vastly Different—And Equally Wonderful
Charles Dickens' words certainly resonated with me this year during last year's surge of graduations. My oldest son graduated with…
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I’m Not Planning Any Milestone Celebrations Right Now—And That’s Fine
In many places starting this week, people will be celebrating graduations and other big events COVID-19 style. Some are coming…
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So God Made a Senior
God looked down from heaven and wanted to give a gift to the world. He wanted to give the world…
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Commencement Address To the Class of 2020
"If we open a quarrel between past and present, we shall find that we have lost the future." -Winston Churchill…
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Dear Class of 2020: It’s Not Supposed to Be This Way
Dear Class of 2020: It's not supposed to be this way. As you head into spring of your senior year,…
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I Blinked and You Went From Kindergarten to College
I remember the first day of kindergarten. I remember how far away your senior year in high school seemed and…
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Motherhood is Letting Go, Over and Over Again
The sweet sound of your baby’s cry pierces the air inside the delivery room. He is laid upon your chest,…
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Dear Parents, From a Teacher: Let Your Kids Fail
Dear parents, Please let your kids fail. Don’t get me wrong, I love my students. In fact, one of my…
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