Completely Unnecessary
The principal of my daughters’ elementary school knows their names. This elementary school has 495 students, and the principal learns their names by the end
September 8, 2010
Live With Flair
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Am I a Husky or a Collie?
I recently walked in the woods with my neighbor and her Siberian Husky. While other owners let their dogs run free in the woods, she
September 7, 2010
Trusting the Process (without Peeking)
I’m a horrible disaster in the kitchen. But God seems to teach me things in this place of flour and butter. This morning, I tried
September 6, 2010
A Way to Stop Fighting
We woke up to screaming. All week, we’ve been listening to our daughters work out their conflicts. Lately, they’ve been fighting over everything: Whose turn?
September 5, 2010
A Weekly Personal Reboot
Sometimes it helps me to think of my life as an operating system–like on my computer–that needs to reboot or reset every week. To reboot
September 4, 2010
The Pure and Simple Happiness We Can Afford
At 7:45 AM, I push my daughter (the one who has the bad day mantra) on her tree swing. There’s a green chair next to
September 3, 2010
Breathing Deeply in the Froglet Phase
When you aren’t a tadpole anymore, but you still aren’t a frog, you’re a froglet. I’m reading a book about frogs to my children (how
September 2, 2010
Embrace Mediocrity
Sometimes I go around the room and ask students to introduce themselves by telling me what they were known for in high school. I learn
September 1, 2010
Hold My Hand
Children hold hands. They just do. As I walk the children to school this morning, I notice how many of us hold hands naturally. I
August 31, 2010
That Hilarious Staples Commercial
There’s a hilarious Staples commercial that never fails to make me laugh. You know, the one with the father dancing in the aisle saying, “You’re
August 30, 2010