For the better part of the month of July 2023, we engaged in the work of providing summer learning experiences for many students who continue to struggle in the aftermath of school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both of my girls worked the program with me, one as the school clinic aide, in aContinue reading “Just a Dream and the Wind to Carry Me”
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You’re Gonna Miss This
The simplest things can sometimes take you back in time to another season in life.
Every Day is a Winding Road
I would much rather drive the winding roads on a sunny Sunday afternoon with the convertible top down in springtime; than on a cold & rainy Monday morning in January, with the road so dark in front of you, you must simply go on faith that the road is actually there.
Freshman Year of High School
I still remember the fall of 1983. Freshman year of high school in Massachusetts. It was so exciting and so terrifying, all at the same time. Fall field hockey. Homecoming float committee. Football games. Trying to navigate the hallways; figure out how to open your locker. I still remember walking down that long corridor toContinue reading “Freshman Year of High School”
Margaret the Butterfly
In the early years of raising five children with ten years between the eldest and the youngest, life was busy. The older children were involved in sports and theater and activities and this meant a lot of time for the twins finding things to do while we waited for practices, games and rehearsals to end.Continue reading “Margaret the Butterfly”