Chances are if you’re the parent of a school-aged child, that child is involved in something: Soccer. Basketball. Academic teams. Boy Scouts. Playing an instrument. Ballet. The list of possibilities is endless, and the time commitments are usually significant. How does one mother get four children to two activities each over the course of one week?…
Recently I had a heart-check moment that continues to nag me. Over the past year, I’ve grown to respect a kind woman who attends the same church our family attends. The other day she shared an article on her Facebook newsfeed from a website that writes stories from a specific angle in the hopes of…
In the days before school began one August, I carefully placed piece after piece of paper on the large bulletin board in my classroom. It was one of three boards that would welcome my students back to school. I am not a very artistic or crafty person, so finding and implementing creative ideas for bulletin…