Never Stop Learning

Never Stop Learning

I didn’t hate school, but I didn’t love it, either. I was always kind of middle-of-the-road, grade wise. Nothing came naturally to me, so I had to work really hard in order to get decent grades. Consequently, by the time college graduation came around, my 3.2 grade...
The Pain of Growing Up

The Pain of Growing Up

She is so articulate. Even as she is crumbling into tears, she can knows exactly what is bothering her and why she’s sad. Today it’s that her sister is going on a field trip during the school day. Natalie won’t be there during lunch and recess to hug...
The Pain of Growing Up

Not an Ideal Day

This has not been an ideal day, although it started out fine enough. I woke up at the right time, brewed a cup of coffee in my Keurig, and sat down to work. I had planned to write, but had important emails to attend to, so I answered those. Then I connected in an...