6 Things I Don’t Do Anymore as a Color Guard Director
Thirty-four years of teaching has taught me a LOT. Some lessons came easily. Others I learned the hard way. Here are...
Happy First Heavenly Birthday, Mom
Today is my mom’s first birthday in Heaven. What an incredibly strange and sad thing to write....
World Mental Health Day – Survivors Guilt
Today is World Mental Health Day. I think most of us, at some point, will experience something...
Happy National Coaches Day
Happy National Coaches Day! I was blessed beyond measure to have been “coached” by someone who poured into me from Day One. I’m not sure if it was by choice or necessity, but nevertheless, I was challenged immediately. Let me take you back, while at the same time...
International Coffee Day
Happy International Coffee Day! I know I’m in the minority here, but I don’t actually like coffee. I LOVE the smell of it, but I’ve never liked the taste. I think the smell is what gets me because it takes me straight back to my childhood. When my mom and I lived with...
Happy Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is such a beautiful opportunity to reflect on the journey of motherhood and honor the incredible women who have shaped our lives along the way. I grew up with a very young single mother who worked multiple jobs for as long as I can remember. Even now, I...