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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. -Coretta Scott King As you know, we...

This summer, I was on a quest for the long lost treasure. I wasn’t quite sure where I would find it, who it would be with, or if I would...

There have been different moments in my life when I have heard these words. When I was a child playing at the neighbor’s house, it began...

I was recently taking a trip down memory lane and explained to my daughter's that I was always the last one to be picked for teams in PE....

The Beatles song popped into my head, since Valentine’s has been circling around in our house. A portion of the lyrics goes like this. ....

Goodness, life just went right past us in the month of December. I had all of these lofty ideas to write a blog a week around the theme...

When Scott and I first met 18 years ago, he told me he loved the holidays. I didn’t really believe that a guy could love the holidays as...

How many times have you said Someday I am going to take up a new hobby? Someday I am going to travel? Well, in the Iler home we have a...

Memories over these Past Two Years. . . August always stirs up quite a bit of emotion in the Iler household. As educators, parents,...

Have you captured someone’s heart lately? Time flies when you are having fun. . . or when you are busily working. I didn’t realize that...

With the rise in goods and inflation at a rising 9.1%, I thought it was timely to write, reflect, and move on from this thing called...

There is a popular song titled “Awake My Soul” by Mumford and Sons. As Scott and I drove through the woods of Maine and crossed the...

I have recently started to learn some new terminology. Thank you to my daughters and my nieces and nephew. Like “hole in one”- the term...

I am not sure about you, but when I was growing up my parents always had a specific place where the car keys were hung in the house. That...

I have had a bit of writer’s block lately. I know, it sounds odd. I usually can write and write, but for the past few weeks I have been...

It was our daughter’s 11th birthday a week ago. The past few years have been a bit anticlimactic due to different events in the world....

Live Edge Chess Board brings a new meaning to this classic "Game of Thrones"

In education, we often times refer to students who dislike reading as the "One Chapter Club." They tend to only read one chapter and put...

“When the power of Love, overcomes the love of Power. The world will know peace.” -JIMI HENDRIX Last week was a bit of a rough week with...

Over the holiday season, Scott and I had a chance to meet many new customers, form new collaborations, and begin friendships with...