Category: kids
Posted on March 2, 2022
Walk This Way
Starving. That is how my boys come into the kitchen multiple times a day. And it does not matter how many dollars I might have shelled out to the grocery store clerk, we never seem to have the …
Posted on March 19, 2021
The things we’ve learned
Asynchronous vs. synchronous, virtual learning, online school, social distance, contact-traced, covid positive, quarantine … These are just a few examples of words we have added to our vocabulary this year. At the beginning of March 2020, I had …
Updated on May 22, 2020
The summer of no plans
Hey, mom, it’s summer, remember?! A boy argues with me about bedtime, and it catches me off guard. Summer? Oh, yeah, summer. The strangest school year ever is finally in the books. And the next two months of …
Updated on March 6, 2020
How to give up
Today is the beginning of a season. A season which always surprises me with its entrance. As it lands on the calendar, I find myself thinking, “How is it Lent already? Didn’t we just finish Christmas?” And my …
Posted on October 25, 2019
What do you notice?
Tattling has always been a serious crime around our house. I have long lived by the rule that both the tale-teller and the wrongdoer will be punished. “Work it out! Unless there is blood. Then come get me” has …
Updated on August 30, 2019
So many words. So much power.
“She’s probably the loudest teacher I’ve ever met. She uses so many words. And she never stands still. We all think she’s crazy. Her name’s Mrs. Sain. You’ll see when you meet her. Don’t put your head down …
Posted on August 1, 2019
How to Begin
Beginnings have a way of stealing our breath. The unknown and the long road ahead can be exhilarating and overwhelming all at the same time. And you can forget everything you thought you knew. So as the page …
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