COLUMN: When the world shut down, everyone suddenly realized that school is not just about educating children in subject matter. Schools are a multi-dimensional support for the whole community.
COLUMN: "Starting at Zero" explores the power of investing in high quality early care and education to improve America’s workforce and ability to compete in the global economy.
COLUMN: It doesn’t matter what your title, capacity or age, homeschooling is hard work. Give grace. Receive grace and know that you are not alone.
COLUMN: Outside of church, at times, I have also felt the unwelcomeness of our family, particularly after having an African American daughter.
COLUMN: January is a great month to hunker down against the cold for hours with a book.
COLUMN: My goal in tricking out our basement is to give the kids a place to go when they’re feeling ornery, and to tire them out so they’ll go to sleep at a reasonable hour.
COLUMN: What if we accepted ourselves for who we are right now? What if instead of — or before — making a list of the areas you’d like to improve, you make a list of the things about yourself you’re proud of?
COLUMN: There are times when we think so much about the negative without leaving space for the happy and positive moments of our daily lives.
COLUMN: With podcasts you can get self-help, murder, history, politics or humor! I can listen to someone else’s crazy life or help solve a murder in 30 minutes or less.
COLUMN: I have seen the direct impact of social media on my own children. It can impact the hidden in a child.
COLUMN: Early learning is so important. Children need effective interactions to grow and learn.
COLUMN: My kidneys failed when I was three-quarters of the way through my third pregnancy. It was a shock, since I was an otherwise healthy, active and energetic 35-year-old mom.
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COLUMN: Child Advocates' mission is to provide culturally sensitive best interest advocacy to children within the court system who have experienced abuse or neglect.
How many of us have spent hours or days wordsmithing the perfect mission, vision or values statement for a non-profit or business that we work or volunteer with?
COLUMN: Instead of complaining how bad everything is, it might be time to recognize our blessings.
COLUMN: Parenting should be a privilege, not a right. But children having a family should be a right, not a privilege.
COLUMN: I really wish I could send an army of helpers to every family in the Walla Walla Valley, but since I can’t, I hope these tips help make life better.
