Education

Temperatures are rising, and many of us are counting down the days until we get a break our kids are back in school. (At which time we will begin counting down the days until our first break.) But for now,...

Every year, July rolls around and I start watching for sales at my favorite local discount stores on supplies for my classroom. Most every store that you can buy school supplies at has some sort of sale during the...

When you're a new parent (or even a seasoned parent), all kinds of parenting advice bombard you from every direction. Books, relatives, and popular culture fill our minds with expectations of what our kids should be like, the belief...

When my son was born, one of the things that I was sure about was that I wanted to breastfeed. I wasn't sure how long, and I wasn't sure how the relationship would look, but I knew it was...

Children of all ages always look forward to the end of the school year. It signifies the start of summer and a few months of just being a kid. For teachers, at least for me, the end of the...

As far as school moms go, I'm definitely a rookie.  My oldest is in Kindergarten, my middle is in pre-school, and my youngest is at home with me all day.  However, I must admit: I am afraid of summer...

We were honored to be invited to the first annual "Every Woman Counts" luncheon, hosted by the amazing ladies behind the Healthy Birth Day organization.  This event was so moving, so powerful, and so important for us to share...

Remember the commercials, my 80s generation moms? You know, the anti-drug campaign? The now classic, “This is your brain on drugs” fried egg. Or, my favorite: The furious dad walking in on the teenage boy, drug paraphernalia in hand,...

My daughter told me recently that she wants to be an ice skating instructor who teaches people to ice skate WITH their puppies. I love it! My oldest, however, has a different kind of ambition. He asks things like,...

Last spring, I traveled for a week in Vietnam with my young family.  Around four o’clock in the afternoon, the intense equatorial heat finally loosened its grip over Ho Chi Minh City.  We threaded our way through the congested...