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: We must teach our children to be accountable! If we don’t teach our children accountability they will become adults that think nothing is their fault and that they are entitled to everything. I’m sure we can all think…
Lesson: One of the greatest skills you can teach your child is how to research and figure out how to do things themselves. They learn to be more resourceful. This is a lesson that my mother taught me over…
Lesson: *About a year ago, right after I gave birth to my son, I started noticing that my skin was abnormally dry. No matter how much lotion or moisturizer I used I felt like my skin was drying out…
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:One of the most influential times in anyone’s life is his or her formative years. Children are very impressionable! Birth to third grade sets the foundation for a person’s physical, mental, spiritual, social and emotional wellness. As an educator,…
Lesson:Recently one of my college roommates and I had a conversation about the benefits and life skills we acquired while being a part of organized sports and activities when we were younger. She was in the marching band and…
Lesson:One of the things I’ve learned to do over the years is create “small points of joy” throughout my home. They are small things that make me smile, make me feel good, or simply feed my soul and give…
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 was recently looking through a book that I read years ago and I came across a note that I wrote myself in the margin. The note said, “be mindful of this when you have children and share…