Education

Shame Motivates Me | Finishing College Post Motherhood "You could start taking a college course a semester online and finish you degree!" she told me enthusiastically. I could. I totally could. Yet, that night, I felt hesitant telling my husband. Something about going...

While you are busy filling your child’s summer with camps and ways to improve their time off from school, consider yourself, too. There are many workshops in Waco, for adults. There are a few in town that might leave...

My husband is a nerd which makes me a nerd wife. In our home we say “everyone is nerdy about something” and use “nerd” as a true term of endearment. While it may be true we are all nerds...

“Knowledge is power” is a phrase our generation has heard many times.  The phrase has encouraged and conditioned us to gain as much information as we possibly can on a wide range of topics in hopes to gain awareness to...

Let me begin by saying how incredibly grateful I am. Mrs. Bankhead and Rapoport Academy do an excellent job in preparing students for college and even helping them navigate dual credit courses. My son graduated last year and my...

"Special needs parents are the equivalent of Batman, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk; combined with a side of Mary Poppins." -Author Unknown When my youngest child was born three years ago I suddenly entered the world of special needs...

Mending Broken Branches: When God Reclaims Your Dysfunctional Family Tree is the latest book by author Elizabeth Oates. She is a brilliant, theologically sound woman who is excellent at sharing both the truth of God and her personal experience....

Saint Patrick's day is right around the corner. The holiday where you get to wear green (and pinch people who are not), chow down on corned beef and cabbage and consume green shamrock shakes. To be honest, I had no...

Lent is the season consisting of 40 days in preparation of the believer through prayer, doing penance, repentance of sins and self-denial starting on Ash Wednesday. This year Ash Wednesday falls on February 14th, Valentine’s Day. Lent prepares for...

    First things first: Elizabeth Oates has recently released her book Mending Broken Branches. If you aren't reading it right now, add it to your list!    Why we love it: Aside from the fact that we want to support our own,...