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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....

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

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...

A year ago, we wrote our mission statement for Iler Meadows. . . this is what we branded. There's an emotion that is created when someone...

“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...

Are you living your best life? Two months ago. . . I will be completely transparent, I wasn’t living my best life. I was spinning my...

Inspiring you to live in the Moment BE thankful for the struggles you go through. They make you stronger, wiser and humble. Don’t let...

J.R.R. Tolkien said “All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” One day, one week, one month, one year. .. not...

A Do it Yourself Post I was scrolling through the different posts I have written in the past year. Yes, I have been writing for almost a...

I was known as a kid as a bit of a doubting Thomas. The meaning of the idiom is – a person who refuses to believe anything until they...

I was recently watching a Hallmark movie. Yes, I know, I am a die hard follower. The main character in the movie said she was a “Creative...

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...

Do you remember when you would have a long night out with friends and you would say to the waiter “I want to close my tab. It’s time to...

“Relationships before rigor, grace before grades, patience before programs, love before lessons.” —Dr. Brad Johnson. Dr. Johnson is one...

We recently asked our daughters what the meaning of synchronous is. They confidently responded “Synchronous is time on Zoom and...

Friday afternoon, Scott and I finally had the opportunity to have a date. We drove to Cal State Los Angeles and sat in a very well...

Have you ever heard the token phrases “Practice what you preach” “A dose of your own medicine” “Don’t be hasty with your words” Well, I...

Last Monday night, I was ready to throw in the towel. I had spent a long day of teaching on zoom. I had given assessments via digital...