Whelp there it is, the Elephant in the Room. It's just chilling, don't mind it. Kidding, we're going to address that Elephant - come on you should know me better than that by now. The last time I shared something about my - wait for it... conservative views (gasp)...I became the topic of a Mankato [...]
A friend recently suggested a book title I might be interested in. I love to read. I read one if not two books a week; reading is a staple in my day. The content of what I read varies; for awhile I read almost exclusively books regarding early childhood, an area that is important to [...]
It’s a question I hear often throughout my day. The one little word that holds so much potential for a child; yet so much frustration for an adult. The three-letter word that has the potential to either inspire a person to investigate further in wonder or throw their hands up in frustration. “Why”. The sneaky [...]
It’s 11:06pm on a Sunday night. Which means that I really should be in bed… you know… sleeping. But here I am, on the couch writing because I know myself well enough to know what will happen if I don’t. It will start with the fan. I’ll crank it up to high in an attempt [...]
(This is a picture of my brother David and I, circa 1989 aka the good 'ole days, playing by an open body of water, with ducks nearby and probably duck poop on the ground... we're still both alive in case anyone's wondering - oh and look there are pokey weeds how ever did we survive? [...]
The thought entered my mind as soon as I clicked “publish” on the event. “What if no one comes?” I had just received the official email confirmation for our big event; The Joy Initiative: A Day Without Child Care. It was really happening. Or was it? Like that little green character on “Inside Out”, the [...]
Sometimes I write things that I don’t ever publish. Tonight, was one of those nights. I sat here furiously typing things into a post entitled, “If We’re Being Honest”. Typing things out of frustration. Typing things out of anger. Typing things out of desperation. As if somehow, in some way, by putting it all out [...]
It all went so perfectly. What I thought should happen: Step one. Graduate college. Step two. Get married at 22. Step three. Have 2 kids by the age of 28. Step four. Be a stay-at-home Mom until said kids entered Elementary School. Step five. Enter the workforce as a substitute teacher which would perfectly [...]
There were words of wisdom about work-life balance; Words about finance, leadership or mission. But the one thing they didn’t tell me, was about the things I’d carry. There were handshakes, high-fives, and congratulatory gifts; A giant red ribbon cut by a large pair of scissors and a special engraved groundbreaking shovel. But the [...]
To My Husband’s Former Employer, The cover of your Employee Handbook says it all; your mission statement printed in royal blue… clearly the focus. I normally don’t do things like this… things that might burn bridges. In fact, my mission throughout my work, is to turn walls into bridges. But I’m not writing to talk [...]
