My kids have been back at school for 2 weeks now. The weeks before are always filled with anticipation- and dread. They eagerly await the email that says who their teacher will be for the year. This year, my son started middle school, so he had a full on schedule with 8 periods and their […]
I don’t know what going back to school looks like with your family. When my kids were young, there were squeals of excitement. They loved shopping for new school supplies and anticipating the wonderful world of letters, numbers, and colors. What fun to learn to cut and to use glue! Eventually, as they grew older, […]
It’s that time of year again as we get ready to send our kids back to school. Yet, I think most of us can agree that it looks and feels different this year. Many have been faced with the unprecedented decision: do we keep our kids at home for virtual learning or do we send […]
My kids started school last week. We’ve navigated the ‘back to school’ season before. We’re not experts, but we’re familiar with the change from summer break to schooling again. However, this year was different. I was nervous all day, all week, actually. I had butterflies in my stomach each time I dropped them off, and they […]
Tough Times
This year has been a challenging journey for me. There have been unexpected detours that felt overwhelming and stressful. Truthfully, they left me feeling weary. Some days all I could see was everything that had
