You're Going to College and I'm Okay With That
My daughter is going off to college, and I am really okay with that. When I talk to friends with toddlers and teenagers, most of them say the same thing. “I...
I see the uncertainty in your eyes and I sense the angst in your heart. I have decided that nothing can adequately prepare one for the emotional roller coaster that is parenthood.
There are so many bittersweet milestones and sending...
It's May! May brings about so many great things - end of the school year, warmer weather, longer days, and the start of those late summer nights. May also brings about a million school parties, banquets, and graduations. I...
Bullying is becoming more and more of a problem. Bullying has been a problem for ages, but it seems now with the age of social media it has reached an all time high.
Bullying is a sensitive subject. No parent...
When you are done splashing in all the muddy puddles, and the video games, and movies have bored to death what do you do??? Rainy days can be a challenge for us all. The kids don't like being cooped...
Such a weird word. Tween. And such an new and strange and important time. A tween, or preteen, is defined as the age between a child and a teenager, specifically the ages 9-12. Kids in the tween years are...
"Would you like to sign up for our substitute teacher list?"
In a few weeks, my one and only was starting school when this question was asked. I was interested even though I wasn't sure how my new life would...
Even though I haven't taught full-time for fourteen years, I am a teacher at heart. An English teacher. I HEART reading and writing and know the importance of practice and repetition. Many spelling and vocabulary tests, book reports, and...
Parenting In Waco
Confessions from a Homeschool Grad
Confessions from a Homeschool Grad
Homeschooling has made a 180° turn from “odd” to “popular”. The mindset of “old homeschoolers” versus the newer group has...
