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I love to read, and this has been true since I was a child.  I cannot really pinpoint what got me to love reading, but I am pretty sure it was my parents.  When we were kids my parents read...

Money.  Not a lot of people like to talk about it, and things can get awkward real fast if you do.  I am not one of those people.  I don’t mind at all.  In fact I love talking about...

Two words: College Savings. College can seem like a lifetime away, but it will be here before we know it. The U.S. Department of Education estimates that tuition in 2030 is going to cost approximately $205,000 for a four-year degree....

My husband, Collin, and I are international travelers. As educators we make a point of experiencing the cultures of as many countries as we can; we do this for our own enjoyment, but on more than one occasion we...

“What’s on your Christmas list this year?” It’s a question that I have heard regularly all month long. I’ve been asked by my husband, my parents, my friends and colleagues. I’ve asked the same question to my husband, our daughter,...

“When you get home with baby, make sure you’re following the ABC’s of safe sleep for SIDS prevention.  Alone, on their Back, in their Crib.”  I have recited that sentence countless times in the last three years as an...

While trying not to be too political, I am deeply upset and disappointed with this election.  It is clear that no matter what happened, many Americans were going to be.   I have been trying to wrap my mind around...

October is OCD Awareness month. I'd like to dedicate this piece to honor those who struggle with OCD or any other mental illness. Remember that you are not alone. At the age of 15, I was diagnosed with clinical OCD (Obsessive Compulsive...

When I picked my second-grader up from school the other day, her eyes looked tired, her nose was red from running all day, and she had a cough. She has asthma, and it is exacerbated when she gets a...

I’ve always known I wanted to be a mother, but there was never a defining moment in my life where I consciously decided that motherhood was in my future.  I always just knew.  I didn’t hesitate to promise my...