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 senior and I will grieve. We will cry. We will scream. We will…
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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 radical turn, I would never have believed it.…
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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 his school’s cafeteria/auditorium. He’s standing up…
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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 a BFA…
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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 up with elaborate…
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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 someone poised at the end of one journey and the…
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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 Through no fault of your…
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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, you’re supposed to be preparing for…
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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 how unimaginable it was that one…
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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, and as you gaze down at his delicate…
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