5 Days of Prayer for Our Nation’s Schools
As schools around the country are preparing to reopen, my heart has been led to be in prayer for them. I’d love for you to join me. Day…
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Dear Parents, Educators Are Working So Hard For Your Kids
We’re working so hard, you know. I’m a school counselor and a mom—and right now, I’m also a basket case. I’ve been a very small part of our…
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Don’t Forget the Teachers
Please don’t forget the teachers. I’m getting ready to drop bags off for my teachers who are dedicating a week in July to learning to do all the…
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What Teachers Want Parents To Know As Everyone Weighs the Options
Dear parents . . . please, just hear me out. As plans for this school year start falling into place, we all know meeting everyone’s wants and…
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Teaching Preschool At Home, Mama? Go Beyond the Workbook With These Must-Have Learning Tools.
Summer is flying by (as usual), and most of us are beginning to look ahead towards the big question mark sitting in the place where school should…
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You Have the Power To Set the Tone For the Upcoming School Year
We have all seen pictures of partitions in classrooms, heard rumors about mask-use rulings, and read the CDC’s guidelines for back-to-school.…
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I’m a Teacher and I Don’t Know What to Expect This Year Either
No, I don’t know what school will look like this fall. Will my kids have to wear masks? Am I going to have to keep doing this online learning…
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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…
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This Year I’m the One Crying on the Last Day of School
Today, the kids woke up excited and ready for their last day of school. They ate breakfast and headed up the stairs to get dressed.…
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CDC Offers Guidance For Reopening Schools—And My Heart is Breaking For Our Kids
My kindergartener bounded out of her classroom, pink floral backpack bouncing on her slim shoulders as she skipped my way. A minute later, her…
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