Welcome to Part 3 of my “What Parents Need to Know Series.” You can find Part 1 What Parents Need to Know About Cell Phones here and Part 2: What Parents Need to Know About Facebook here. This week I’ll be focusing on picture and texting apps. I spent the…
As a mother who insists on staying involved in her children’s lives, I make an effort to read articles that come along warning me about the latest dangers or improvements in the world that will directly affect my son or daughter. My son, who is fifteen, is growing up in…
#Reverb15, Day 7: In her seminal book Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott offers the observation: “The evidence is in, and you are the verdict.” What are you the verdict of? I took risks this year. I promoted myself and my writing in ways that I never have before. I redesigned my website. I…
#Reverb15: Day 6 Looking at the thoughts and patterns that may be holding you back from living the life you want, trace back through the generations of your family and see if your beliefs originated generations ago. In 2016, how can you bring healing to these patterns of thought that…
I woke up feeling poorly the last Sunday of July and ended up in the local InstaCare. What resulted from that visit became a month-long adventure learning lessons from a kidney stone I named Gladys. The Reign of Gladys To be fair, I left the first visit to the InstaCare…
It stands to reason that after teaching for so many years I would have the pleasure of seeing students grow up into amazing young adults who would approach the world with a ferociousness I could only be proud of. I find myself feeling a bit of maternal pride as I…
