Real. For real? That is the prompt for Five Minute Friday. Stop it. Is all the world coming together to send me a message? Folks, it just got real. What is real is that we don’t have time to be messing around with stuff that isn’t meaningful, and powerful, and important. We no longer have the option to play –… Read More

Last week, I got a rejection letter.  A kind, gracious, funny letter that explained that 5000 people had applied for 500 positions and I was one of the 4500.  So bummed.  I had applied to be a part of Jen Hatmaker’s launch team.  Jen is an author and has a book called, For the Love, coming out in August.  I… Read More

In the midst of all the controversy of state and national testing of students, there is this: my children have had amazing teachers. As a teacher, and a mother, I believe I have a pretty significant understanding of what makes a teacher effective. So I make that statement with a clear understanding of its meaning. My children have been provided… Read More

     Five Minute Friday is five minutes of writing straight from your heart.  I preface with that by way of explanation.  Should you choose to read what follows, understand that it is my heart laid out in words.  I am fully aware that there are many who will not only disagree with me, but disapprove of sharing.  Please, just… Read More

     As I graded papers today, I was struck most by the notes my fourth graders took on an animated movie about Martin Luther King Jr. While it would be impossible to encompass the work of Martin Luther King Jr. in one hour, their notes show that his message was very clear. The following sentiments are the ones that… Read More