Hello and happy Monday! It has been a very fun week here in our house. It was the first week of school, which means it was like Christmas for teachers. I have 72 new 7th graders, and I am so excited to get to know them better. My daughter also turns 3 thisRead More
What I’m Reading This Week #20
Each week I share the books that I am currently reading as a part of my Read 100 Challenge and the links that I love from around the blogosphere. This was the first week of school. For teachers, that means it was Christmas! I love meeting my new students and sharing my love ofRead More
My List of Dreams
A few months ago I read Laura Vanderkam’s book 168 Hours: You Have More Time Than You Think, and it completely changed my life. (You can read my full review of the book, including more about how it impacted me, here.) Vanderkam points out that we all have the same amount of time eachRead More
Weekly Goals: August 17
Friends, I am struggling today. One of my dearest friends is moving today, and I am quite sad. My friend Megan taught at the same school that I do and went to our church. She and her husband are the godparents of my daughter, and my husband and I are the godparents of their son.Read More
What I’m Reading This Week #19
Each week I share the books that I am currently reading as a part of my Read 100 Challenge and the links that I love from around the blogosphere. If you came to my house right now, you would see two big piles of clean laundry waiting to be folded, a sink full ofRead More


