And There Was Light!
We’re slumped upon the kitchen table. One daughter labors over math homework while the other colors slowly on paper. I’m answering an email, sighing. The
February 9, 2011
Live With Flair
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My Top Ten Name Game Questions
If I were to write a book called, “How to Teach with Flair,” I’d have an entire chapter on the power of name games. Before
February 8, 2011
Do I Really Need This?
All afternoon, I consider the difference between perceived need and actual need. If I live my life based on what I perceive I need, I
February 7, 2011
Visualize This
Just now, we return from attending our first college gymnastics meet. At the uneven parallel bars, the gymnasts perform extraordinary movements that, when seen live
February 6, 2011
Does This Help or Harm?
This week, several interesting opportunities flooded my inbox and my voicemail. I wanted to do them all. But after 10 years of marriage and two
February 5, 2011
Why We Still Need Road Trips
Interstate 99 South. You’re only driving to another town to see a new doctor. It’s just 45 minutes from home, but you’re all alone, and
February 4, 2011
Keep Contact!
We skated to school today. It was the only way to make it down the hill. “Keep contact!” I cry out to the children. We
February 3, 2011
This is Some Ice Storm!
Our yard and driveway transform overnight into a skating rink. The trees bow or else raise their limbs to silvery worship. The ice cannot discriminate;
February 2, 2011
Digging Deep
Today I learn from the neighborhood children all of their digging stories. Children seem to have lots of these: digging in sand; digging in dirt;
February 1, 2011
A Little Love Story
This morning, the little one plows into our bed and announces that she is about to lose her first loose tooth. The world stops for
January 31, 2011