Daily Step – It’s the end of something…
It’s the end of the school year…. And honestly this is never my favorite time. I know this has been a weird, challenging year for all…...
June 7, 2021
Daily Step – Soul to Soul
There are a couple blogs that I am a regular contributor for including the Dotmagis blog over at IgnatianSpirituality.com. This month for Dotmagis, I felt inspired...
October 7, 2020
Daily Step – Remember it’s not always about the final product.
I’ve had these geometric shapes since my first year of teaching 18 years ago. I think a professor gave them to me (memory fades after so...
August 24, 2020
Daily Step – You have all you need.
The contents of my recycling bin are currently scattered all over my house. “Mom, can I use this milk carton to build a robot?” one child...
August 7, 2020
Daily Step – Teachers this prayer is for you.
I bought a first day of school sign from the Target dollar spot the other day. It was an impulse buy like all dollar spot purchases...
August 5, 2020
Daily Step – This year will have beauty.
I turn 40 this August. And my youngest boys enter kindergarten. I have had 36 years of first days of school – I don’t remember all...
July 28, 2020
Words and grief
Over 15 years ago, I was barely 22 years old and it was my first year teaching. Over the summer, I had gotten word that two...
May 20, 2019
An educator growing in an understanding of education
“Mom, I miss Ms. Christyne so much. I wonder if I will ever see her again?” my son randomly said in the car this morning. He...
May 8, 2019
Educator’s Examen
Another one of my hats is as an educator. I was sitting in my office last Friday after the halls were finally quiet, and I thought...
March 4, 2019