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They'll never say, "I'm glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead." They'll never say, "A car parade…
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They'll never say, "I'm glad my last orchestra concert was a Zoom meeting instead." They'll never say, "A car parade…
Continue ReadingCharles Dickens' words certainly resonated with me this year during last year's surge of graduations. My oldest son graduated with…
Continue ReadingI had a wretched evening. My middle school son and I battled over his schoolwork and I felt completely discouraged.…
Continue ReadingGod looked down from heaven and wanted to give a gift to the world. He wanted to give the world…
Continue ReadingDear big kids, I love having you home. But I wish you didn’t have to be here. I wish you…
Continue ReadingAs you can probably imagine, working with teenagers exposes me to a lot of unique conversations and social situations. The…
Continue ReadingDear high school seniors, On Friday afternoon, a few seniors came into my classroom after the last bell rang. They…
Continue ReadingDear Class of 2020: It's not supposed to be this way. As you head into spring of your senior year,…
Continue ReadingDear fifth-grader, I’m just so sorry. I know you were excited for that end-of-the-year party with your friends. I know…
Continue Reading"College isn't for everyone." I heard that phrase kicked around quite a bit in the mid-90s when I was finishing…
Continue ReadingWhen I found out I was pregnant and for a few years after, I devoured every parenting book I could…
Continue ReadingThirteen years ago, I gave birth to an old soul. We refer to our middle child as Grandma Lily. She’s…
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