Before I was a writer, I was a reader. Reading is a beautiful way to escape. As adults, we need to escape from our lives, our worries, and our stress. Kids need this, too. Encouraging your children to read is...
What We Learned in Therapy My youngest daughter, Adalee, suffered a stroke at the age of two.  Adalee lost her ability to speak and to use the right side of her body.  At first, we were not sure what her...
When I was the last person in our family, last person of my contemporaries at the time, last person in the world in my mind, to finally get pregnant, I eventually came around to the absolutely normal question of...
We don’t have to teach our kids how to be selfish. From the time they are barely a year old we can see their tendency to snatch something they have in hand or throw a complete meltdown when they...
We were in the Houston one day this Spring for what should have been our four-year-old's annual neurosurgery checkup.  On the way there we received notice that our amazing doc was called into emergency surgery and that we couldn't...
This post was created in partnership with TxDOT. However, all opinions are my own. When you become pregnant, you begin reading all of the books, signing up for classes, and preparing your home and car for your little bundle. As...
The Power of Problem Solving In his book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*” Mark Manson writes, “To be happy we need something to solve. Happiness is therefore a form of action.” Not only have I found this...
Acton Academy Waco was established in the fall of 2018 by Travis and Kristina Baucom as the school's co-founders and directors. Acton Academy Waco's unique approach of providing a "learner-driven community" allows the students to be in charge of...
Some of us have kids that love typical sports - baseball, softball, basketball, tennis, and the list goes on. It's pretty easy to find a camp or summer league to fit into that category, which is great! But what if...
I remember when this question became front and center in my mind. When my daughter was 3 years old, I began thinking about school and when to start. Since her birthday is in late August, I knew we had...

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