My family is currently weathering a season of big change. This winter will bring a new baby brother or sister for our 3.5-year-old daughter,...
An Open Letter to a ONE-OF-A-KIND Teacher,
(Mrs. Morris & Mrs. Griswold, this one’s for you!)
Bless your soul, beautiful teacher! Do you know how special...
I took a Literacy class in undergrad: teaching reading seems pretty straightforward, but there's an entire science and a host of theories all intertwined...
Fact #1: Math was not my jam while in school. I have never been able to successfully finagle the numbers and symbols and signs...
I often look at the parents of babies and toddlers when I am out and about with a mix of envy and relief. I...
You see all the videos and memes on social media that display PTO groups like high school for adults. There's the potential for cliquey...
I am no longer the mother of young children – my “babies” are in fifth grade, I have a middle schooler, two high schoolers...
A happy, easy baby: that's what our daughter Lauren was from the time she was born. She nursed and napped often and easily and...
This year I will be sending my son to kindergarten.
I am not new to this rodeo. Two years ago, I stressed how my oldest...
It’s time for back to school, which means it is time for social media to fill up with cute “first day of school” pictures...
Dear Parents: My years in the classroom influence my parenting. While I don't have all the answers, I've spent over a decade as a...
Dear Spirit Week,
You Have Taken My Spirit.
As I scrolled through Facebook on the Friday following a hectic week with a spirit week added, I...
With the exception of three years, all my K-12 education was in West Virginia. Yes, West Virginia, not western Virginia. I cannot tell you...
My son Stephen E. Beaven III, aka Trey, is the ultimate introvert. He doesn't say much, and when he does speak, it is so...
In + Around Indy
Seven Places to Buy Hot Chocolate Bombs in Indianapolis
I don't know about you, but sometimes I need a pick-me-up to get through the cold months in Indianapolis. Hot chocolate bombs, or hot...
