This week my middle daughter’s 5th grade class is having a technology-free week at school. They’re discussing how technology is a wonderful servant but a terrible master. On Monday they had “FaceTime” where they paired up with a partner, sat up straight, looked him/her in the eye, and discussed what each of them did over…
By the time this posts I’ll be en route to Nashville for a writing conference. Even just typing that sentence makes me feel a little presumptuous. Wouldn’t my time be better spent at a parenting conference? A cooking class? A spiritual retreat? Maybe so. But it’s been almost ten years {my oldest two were wearing…
As is typical in the South, May has been schizophrenic in terms of its weather this year. We were sweating it out in high heat and humidity last weekend, and today it’s chilly enough for a light jacket. I can deal with the yo-yoing temperatures, but spring storms always scare me. So, yesterday the 2nd Grader {my…
We’re getting ready to participate in a neighborhood garage sale in a few weeks. We’ve not had a sale in years, so plenty of “treasures” have accumulated in our attic and garage. As I was going through boxes and bins, I came across a trunk where I had stashed stacks of cards and notes dating all the…