I'm out of commission for a bit due to this acute tendinitis afflicting my elbow. I don't even play tennis, but I do love the skirts. An office job is killing me. God did not make our bodies to sit at a desk clickety-clacking all day long. The keyboard, the mouse, the small … [Read more...] about My Boys Blog
writing
A Tale of House in the Woods
I came across these fascinating photographs on my Facebook feed a while ago. I scrolled through and found myself staring at every nook and artifact in each photo. I've been wanting to write about this, but every time I sat down to click at keyboard I felt the nagging need to … [Read more...] about A Tale of House in the Woods
Voice – Wordless Wednesday
Second Grade Rocks
There are magical things happening in classrooms. Education reformers and teacher witch hunters would have you believe otherwise. Those are people who have never stepped into a classroom, never held the hand of a kindergartener during a tornado drill, never high-fived a … [Read more...] about Second Grade Rocks
RDU Moms (A toast to LTYM) – 5:00 Fridays TM
I had the honor and joy of speaking at Raleigh's inaugural Listen To Your Mother show a couple days ago. There were 15 of us sharing our stories of motherhood on a stage with just a microphone and a music stand. The auditorium was full (sold out crowd!). Tears and laughter … [Read more...] about RDU Moms (A toast to LTYM) – 5:00 Fridays TM