Friends, this podcast is powerful! My friend Rachel Phillips is brave and beautiful and amazing! She shares her story on the podcast of the anxiety that has been gripping her since she was a young girl. This is a story many of us can relate to and yet, sometimes we don’t talk about it. My
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To My Daughter with Learning Differences
Update!!! So excited this was also shared on Huffington Post! Click link to check it out! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/to-my-daughter-with-learning-differences-whom-i-once_us_573a3382e4b06dede18b9937?hd45lep4nfyctyb9 This letter was written and submitted to The Mighty before I posted it here. It is also posted on www.themighty.com with a few minor edits. I’m so grateful to my daughter for letting me share her story. I pray it encourages
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Middle school and life…what is learning anyway?
I had my first school parent coffee in Texas. Yep, that’s right. I did it. I checked in, showed my license, put on my name tag and entered the scariest place of all…the middle school lunch room. I have to say it has gotten much better. It’s still not easy but I’m okay. I can
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Receiving and Giving
Three is the magic number. My son asked me the other day why three is the magic number and I said “Because of the trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” The rest of my family came up with a bunch of other reasons so we decided it’s the magic number because Schoolhouse Rock said
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Here We Go Again
Last year I wrote a post on the first day of high school for my daughter. We survived the first year. So of course there are new things I hope for her and for my other kids which we can get to later. Today, I’m posting the letter again in case you missed it or
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It’s that time of year again!
I woke up this morning with a pit in my stomach. School is starting and I had a dream that I couldn’t find all the forms I needed to turn in for registration. It’s the grown up take on a childhood nightmare. You are late. You missed the test. You failed. Oh how we run
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Failing to Win
All serious daring starts from within. -Eudora Welty Many kids attend some type of leadership training when they are in junior high or high school or college. I always loved these retreats. In the dictionary, it says to lead is to be “in command” or “to guide someone or take someone somewhere”. Does the “where”
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School starts today
School starts today. In my house, it’s a mixture of excitement and apprehension. It’s a great day and a tough day. It’s a transition day. I feel like saying a prayer for all of the people that are transitioning today… For the students who will walk to school on a tree lined street in an