I Hold the Hand of a Hardworking Man
I'm blessed to be married to a blue-collar man—he carries our burdens and worries on strong shoulders and our hopes…
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I'm blessed to be married to a blue-collar man—he carries our burdens and worries on strong shoulders and our hopes…
Continue ReadingOnce upon a lifetime ago, I worked in local television. It was a real glamorous gig: $20,000 year. A 4…
Continue ReadingI didn’t know what my ringtone sounded like until I went back to work after maternity leave. “You know it’s…
Continue ReadingAs I sit looking at my last days of summer vacation, I've been thinking about the school administrators and leaders…
Continue ReadingIf I close my eyes and let myself, I can still see the 11-year-old boy with his pale feet sticking…
Continue ReadingBefore becoming a mom, I didn’t like the idea of leaving my children all day to go to work. But…
Continue ReadingWe have been having conversations lately, my son and I. Last night while I was putting on his pajamas, it…
Continue ReadingOn April 12, 2021, I made one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make. I resigned from my…
Continue ReadingI left for the office on Monday morning, and I felt a wave of relief. I had spent an extended…
Continue ReadingI missed my daughter’s first steps. I saw a picture sent by her daycare teacher that she had walked for…
Continue ReadingThe air conditioning blew strong from the dashboard on our short trip home from elementary school. I learned the details…
Continue ReadingWhat is friendship? I can tell you this my group—my girls—were found in an unexpected place, in an unexpected way,…
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