The whole idea of a “Happy New Year” can be a pretty confusing concept to a child who can barely ... Continue Reading
An Attitude of Gratitude
Thanksgiving never works out quite the way you planned and certainly not the way you want it. In ... Continue Reading
Back to School Before OneCalls and Jump Starts
Things have sure changed. No, I wasn’t quite riding a pony to a one-room schoolhouse carrying a ... Continue Reading
Your dog, your protector, your teacher, your friend.
He was by your side when you fell asleep at night—and there when you woke up again in the morning. ... Continue Reading
Come on, 2019
How can it be time to prepare for a New Year when I haven’t finished with the Old Year? All those ... Continue Reading
The Seasons of Christmas
Somewhere along the way, Christmas turned a corner. Actually, now that I think about it, I guess it ... Continue Reading
Summer Dreams
It must be one of those mysteries of time, space and quantum physics, but for an area that ... Continue Reading
The Hundred Dresses
Sometimes we assume children will know and do the right thing. Sometimes we forget that if we don’t ... Continue Reading
The Most Important Lessons
When I was expecting my first child, I read all kinds of “Getting Ready for Baby” books. They were ... Continue Reading
Good Things Come in Small Packages
It’s one of those things that nobody says anymore. Who knows; maybe nobody ever actually did say it. ... Continue Reading