Don’t take this lightly. I taught 5th grade last year. My class and I were very close. They had my back and I had theirs. Families came to know how much I cared so they would confide what they were going through if they felt their child needed support. Oftentimes…

What is one thing you wish you had more time for? Although cleaning my home gets me up and moving, I know that I don’t do as good a job as a professional. …

According to WebMD, a toxic person is someone who is negative and may upset you by being around them. I recently read Yeonmi Park's book In Order to Live. It was a harrowing tale of her escape from North Korea. …

Not what I expected. What I imagined was that since I would be home my house would be spotless. I thought I would be waking up and spending extra time in bed reading before waking up to work out and drink my coffee in silence. My kids playing on their…

Mitch Albom’s latest book has inspired me to bring something back into my life. I found myself reading this book any chance I got. It’s like when you get reacquainted with a long-lost love. You feel giddy and excited. After a hectic year of working and going to school reading…

Have you checked yours lately? In one’s life, we will face an average of nine hardships. You can let those situations affect your life permanently or you can see the silver lining. I personally believe our perspective defines whether we grow from a situation or not. Childhood Trauma When I…

If you can get past the many hats you will wear then you will love it. Why are so many people quitting a profession that offers eleven weeks off a year?

Our Sports trips are not Instagram-worthy, but they are getaways that we have learned to enjoy. You can want it all, but you can’t have it all. A travel team is a youth sports team that travels at an elite level. You travel in and out of state and often…

It’s a VERY unpopular way to go about it, but I won’t be in debt when all is said and done. Thanks to great teachers, I consider myself to be a lifelong learner. …