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“Because when you stop and look around this life is pretty amazing.” Thank you Frank Capra for this simple reminder that life is amazing...

Summer Lovin’ Summer loving had me a blast Summer loving happened so fast. I think John Travolta and Olivia Newton John were on to...

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...

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....

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...

My daughter recently had the spelling word “awestruck.” She asked me the meaning of the word and I tried to explain it to the best of my...

I have been feeling it in my gut for quite some time, that I needed some solitude. I didn’t know when or how I was going to achieve it,...

I remember every Saturday and Sunday as a kid the sights and sounds of my home. Autumn was a busy time of year for my family. My dad was...

I was the last one to be picked at PE growing up. There were always the two top athletes that were the “Team Captains” and then they...

I came home three days ago rejuvenated, sun kissed, and salt water cleansed from this very rough past academic year. Vacations are...

As we checked the boxes, completed our health questionnaires, got our QR codes, made sure we had registered with the state of Hawaii,...

When I moved into our old dream home, I was told that there was a transition of new families moving in, with couples and families who had...

So, as I am writing my blog post, I am anxiously waiting for the timer to go off so I can take out my gooseberry tart from the oven. Two...

Cell phone ringers, alarms for zoom meetings, notifications on social media, video game updates, safeguarding websites for children’s...

“The world is round, and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.” - Ivy Baker Priest In our household, we have...

We recently celebrated the 100th Day of School. If you are a fellow elementary school teacher, you know that this is a landmark day each...

A friend came over in mid July, the same friend who told me “Inspiration Time” to start a business. After visiting for a couple of hours...

In an article titled “Why We Eat together” by Louise O. Fresco, “The table is a place of memory where we. . .become aware of who we are...

I began my morning with a lovely jog in the hills. I had a chance to clear my head and set intentions for the week ahead of me. I knew it...

From the time I was 4 years old, I participated in dance classes. Ballet, tap, jazz, it was a hobby that allowed me to express myself. ...