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Mommy, Why Are You Crying?

I’m at the car pick-up line at my daughter’s elementary school. Except now it’s the pick-up line where my daughter’s teachers are handing…

To our kids, We want to talk to you about distance learning. Not to criticize, instead, to tell you—we see you. We know this distance…

Today was hard. I didn’t sleep last night, in anticipation of getting to be in this space today. I thought I had prepared myself mentally and…

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…

I just dropped off homework, next to an empty parking lot and quiet sidewalks. I set the girls’ folders next to folders with their friends’…

Hey teachers, I just wanted to let you know that however this week goes down, it’s all good. We’re on your team. This wasn’t what…

I am the mom of a senior in high school. I have read articles that tell me that as a mom of a senior, we should be grieving over lost events such as…

In my house during these crazy Coronavirus days, I have a little sound-off to keep things light. At totally random times during the day, I’ll…

I’m sad. The denial and bargaining has worn off, and the grief has set in. This pandemic quarantine is depressing. People are losing jobs.…

Dear teachers, I really miss you. But not for the reasons you think. If they didn’t yet, I hope that by now parents all over the world realize how…