The Life Lessons I Learned When I Change My Name in First Grade
I was five years old in Miss Judy’s kindergarten when I saw my full name written out for the first time. Hilary Blake Palmer. Written in...
What happened when we restricted electronics for nine weeks
Short story: we survived. Sorry for the click baity headline. We more than survived. My kid raised his grades, took an interest in two...
Free-Range Helicopter Parents -- a Gen Xer's Parenting Blend
This morning when I slid into my seat at Cracker Barrel for a networking breakfast the topic already turned to back to school. The first...
What kind of mother gets a call about her child's behavior the third week of kindergarten?
Well, there she is. My sweet, beautiful snowflake began school all starry eyed and excited. Well, maybe I was more excited than my child....
The Day God Gave Me Freedom From Fear and Worry
You know that moment when someone says, “don’t I know you?”, and you panic because you’ve forgotten someone you’re supposed to know?...
Teaching Our Children to Fail Well
Last year both of my children came home with test papers labeled with a 67 in bold red ink. The competitive perfectionist inside me...
Let Them Grow UP
Last night I lay in the bed staring through the darkness at the wall. The knot in my stomach turned and grew. I’d allowed my child to...
Fun Fridays: How to Battle 18 Summers
A few years ago I looked at my school-aged boy and my preschool girl and realized how short the summers were. I was doing work I loved...
