Lesson: Recently my husband and I were talking about options we might consider for celebrating our youngest children’s birthdays as they get older. As we were talking, I was reminded of a young lady that I interviewed for a…

To my unfortunate surprise I started the new year out in the hospital with extremely high blood pressure and the release of a protein level in my blood that is typically present when one is having a heart attack.…

Recently I was watching TV and a commercial came on for a movie entitled Collateral Beauty. One of the voices in the preview said, “What if all we have is now?” That statement really caught my attention. Having lost…

Lesson: This is a life lesson that I hope to instill into my children at an early age. It’s heartbreaking to hear a young person speaking negatively about him or herself. As an educator, I have come across so…

Lesson: This is a simple but very essential life lesson that I am trying to be intentional about teaching my children. Being kind is so under-appreciated and practiced in our world today! It’s sad, but if we let society or…

Lesson: A teacher that I follow once said, “Having an opinion about everything can be toxic to your soul, pure poison.” The word toxic really stood out to me! I pondered, “How can having an opinion be toxic?” I…

Lesson: Being faithful and responsible with what we have and how we conduct ourselves seem to be values of the past when we examine our society today. We waste more but we want more. We complain more but we…

Lesson:We’ve all heard the question, “What type of company do you keep?” I’d like to push that question a little further and ask, “What type of company are you?” Are you the type of person that energizes others, lifts…

Lesson: I recently jumped into the world of social media with both feet.I must say I am pretty amazed at how it connects you to so many people! I am equally amazed with how time consuming it can be.…

Lesson: Have you ever gotten to work in the morning and checked yourself over in the bathroom mirror and noticed something off, something you missed when you took the final look at yourself before you left home? I have!…