This time of year, I’m always thinking about the teachers… With Cade in grade school, and Cass in middle school, I am submerged in all their academics and activities, as each day I am handed paperwork for upcoming events and end of the year state testing- among other things. I’m so grateful that my […]
Dear Teacher…
Dear teacher, Another year is beginning, and every day I will relinquish my precious children into your care. Do you know how important you are to me? To them? From this day forward, you are a valuable force in what defines them. You will encourage or discourage, inspire or disappoint, empower or belittle, engage or […]
A Mother’s Dichotomy…
Tic Toc, the clock moves forward with an anxious tremble. Anticipating letting go, again. It’s never an easy season. Mixed emotions fluctuating back and forth as my mind wanders through the halls and classrooms filled with children and all that lies ahead. I feel sudden surges of anxiety, forecasting bullying and sickness, academic struggles and […]