love – sharing the stairs

What If…We Turn Words Into Actions

23 Jan 202123 Jan 2021

"Words can launch us." ~ Bob Goff It was 📸picture day of my fifth-grade year. I chose the perfect 👚top for my school photo. I also slept in those pink…

What If…We Turn Things Around for the Better

9 Jan 20219 Jan 2021

Honestly, friends, I've got nothing for you this week. I feel tired. I feel empty. Sad, disappointed, and angry. My usual sunshine and rainbows just aren't here. They're replaced with…

What If…Love is the Only Word We Need

30 Dec 20202 Jan 2021

A whole bunch of buzzwords became part of our daily language in 2020. 😷Mask up. Quarantine. Contact tracing. ➕Positivity rates. Social ⏪⏩distancing. Contactless delivery. 🔒Lockdown. Self-isolation. Face covering. Face shields.…

What If…We Make People Feel Special

19 Dec 202019 Dec 2020

For as long as I can remember, my dad chose a special 🎅Christmas gift just for me. He bought something that I had not circled in the Sears Wish Book.…

What If…We Remember the Lessons of 2020?

14 Nov 202014 Nov 2020

We were sitting in a faculty meeting a few days ago. Faculty meetings look a lot different this year. When we had faculty meetings in previous years, the whole gang…

What If…We Remember Grace

23 Oct 202024 Oct 2020

A former student messaged me the other day. 😊She wanted to say thanks to this old teacher. She didn't thank me for teaching her how to use context clues when…

What If…Love Never Fails

2 May 20203 May 2020

A friend recently asked for my favorite Bible verse. She was putting together a 🎁gift for her daughter's confirmation. A Pinterest project at its finest. The idea was to highlight…

Self-Care Sunday: Give Back

23 Nov 201924 Nov 2019

I'm a firm believer in the whole notion that you get what you give in life. A favorite line from an old Beatles song goes like this: "the love you…

Self-Care Sunday: Celebrate Love

12 Oct 201913 Oct 2019

I'm sitting here in a freezing cold venue waiting for photos to begin. Our son is marrying 💍his bride in just a couple of hours. He's my oldest stepson. I…

Devastating Loss Brings Outpouring of Love

Kids aren't supposed to die. Kids most certainly aren't supposed to die from cardiac arrest following an asthma attack at a high school football practice. Yet, that's exactly what happened…

My Two Words

1 Jan 20191 Jan 2019

I really love the idea of choosing one word to get me through a new year. It provides a focus. It anchors me. It points North whenever I stray. For…

Right Where I Was Supposed To Be

3 Sep 20163 Sep 2016

Does anyone else save the chore of grocery shopping for the weekend? It seems like I can never manage to fit in the kind of marketing that fills my cupboards…

More Love. Less Hate.

I was clearing the table from dinner when it started. The news broadcast showed the 49 victims from the shooting in Orlando in alphabetical order of the last names along…

Every Day is Mother’s Day

7 May 20168 May 2016

I remember standing on the front porch with my newborn daughter in my arms thinking HOLY COW!! How was I responsible for this tiny human when I wasn't even sure…