Passing on the Faith….

Passing on the Faith….

This past Saturday my 8 year-old son exclaimed, “This is the single greatest day of my life!” He was referring to making his First Communion. What a wonderful comment to hear from your child when it relates to passing on the gift of faith! I say this because I know...
Dynamic Duo

Dynamic Duo

The other night on Facebook I read a post that was funny and relevant to my family. Here it is: “Cousins are usually the first friends we have as children. No one will ever understand your crazy family like your cousins do even if you haven’t talked to them much...
Feeling Connected…

Feeling Connected…

Feeling connected means so much to the human psyche and soul. Don’t know about how you feel, but I  just love when I feel connected to my loved ones around me, friends and to my maker – God. Since our lives were rearranged 6 years ago I have been trying to find that...
Importance of Student Writing Conferences

Importance of Student Writing Conferences

“As writers, what we all need more than anything else in the world is listeners, listeners who will respond with silent empathy, with sighs of recognition, with laughter and tears, and questions and stories of their own. Writers need to be heard.”      ~ Lucy...
Love that Face!

Love that Face!

There’s just something about the relationship between a mother and her son. Call it what you want, but I like to categorize it as a “true love story.” When it comes to my son Josh I just love him to pieces! For being wedged between two sisters, who adore him...