Education

We’re all familiar with the phrase, “Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it.” This phrase had special meaning during my childhood, since my dad was a history teacher for 35 years. Lessons about history, government, and...

A few weeks ago, as I was flipping through a parenting magazine, I stumbled across an article entitled "How To Raise A Can-Do Kid." This concept isn't lost on me; it's quite the opposite, in fact. My time as...

Our country is in turmoil. News stories pile up on top of each other, tragedies upon tragedies, more pain and violence than anyone can fully understand or bear. People are hurting, desperate, misunderstood, afraid, and marginalized. There is a virtual war, in...

These last few weeks I've spent much of my time scouring the Internet for resources to help my toddler adjust to all the changes beginning within our home. I've created several Pinterest board dedicated to all things toddler, everything...

Reading is a critical part of our children's development. Reading every day is important, and summer is no exception. Summer is perhaps even more important when many kids don't have the structure that school provides and time set aside...

It’s hard work raising little humans. Throw on top of that, cleaning, cooking, working, etc., and it’s no wonder we moms crave a little “me” time every now and then! We are fortunate to live in an area that...

Before I was a blogger, I was a teacher.  And before I was a teacher, I was a student.  And when I was a student, I had the best teacher in the entire universe.  Her name was (is) Mrs....

"Michele… Pssst… Hey, Michele…*nudge*… wake up...*nudge*…the baby is awake…Michele…" I find it hard to imagine that there are any moms unfamiliar with the extreme exhaustion that comes with having an infant. On the other hand, I assume that the majority of...

We did it! We made it through his first year of school with minimal bruising and no broken bones. And now we get to celebrate with summer vacation… wait, what? I was a school mom for the first time and survived being on...

May is ticking away, and that means that summer break is right around the corner. For me that means fun in the sun, bike rides to the park, building sand castles at the lake, and having all four of...