When I was in high school I had a softball coach whom I adored. He treated us all like his kids and I think often struggled with his coaching side and his parenting side. He was also a football coach and I suspect the way he treated "his boys" was significantly different than how he treated us. When ... Read More about M.a.D-Resurrecting and Old Battle Cry
Twelve Days of Power Outage…
It's Day 13 and my fingers are crossed that the teams of lineman outside my house will actually finish the job today. I hope by tonight we are home in our dirty, cold home ready for the heat to re-warm and running a vacuum to remedy that dirty situation. But for now, I've written a little song in ... Read More about Twelve Days of Power Outage…
When Home Actually IS Where Your Heart Is
It's funny how life works. A few weeks ago, I was beyond restless. I thought I needed to get out, move on, race forward. I wasn't sure where I should go or what I should do but I knew I had an unshakeable desire to get out. I hated my house and was even growing disillusioned with my town. At home, ... Read More about When Home Actually IS Where Your Heart Is
Malala Day
A few weeks ago my kids' school held International Day. Each class chose a different country and went all out to create that location in each classroom. They shared information they learned and acted out days in the life of the people there. My fourth grader and second grader directly addressed how ... Read More about Malala Day
Talky-Talk Tuesday: A Month of Gratitude
A few years ago, frustrated by the over-Christmasing of November, I started a little tradition here on this blog where the week before Thanksgiving, I wrote every day about something I was grateful for. It seemed quaint at the time. We were struggling financially and so I was really making an effort ... Read More about Talky-Talk Tuesday: A Month of Gratitude
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