Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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.…
Uncategorized 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.…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized Devastating Loss Brings Outpouring of Love 7 Sep 2019 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized 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…
Uncategorized More Love. Less Hate. 14 Jun 2016 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…
Uncategorized 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…