3 weeks ago this morning, I sat for hours in the “family room” of my local hospital, waiting for the silent footsteps of my Mom’s surgeon… to tell me the news of my Mom’s surgery. It had been an emotional early morning (albeit entertaining afternoon). I tried to read.  I studied the pattern of the carpet.  I listened to the [...]

I dared my sons to eat broccoli tonight. I actually went so far as to tell them that I could give them 50 cents for every piece they ate. William, Ben and Henry started to INHALE it. Alexander was a different story… Oh, yes. He did.

It sucks to be sick. Literally. It sucks the breath right out of your lungs.  It sucks the taste from your throat.  It sucks the olfactory nerves from your nose.  It sucks the energy from your muscles.  It sucks the food related survival instincts from your stomach; and if you defy your stomach and eat anyway, it is determined to [...]

A long time ago, while attending college in preparation to become a teacher, I learned something that has come to mean a great deal to me. It’s about kids… but more about character and self and how the heart meets the mind and spirit. And it’s about determination. Here it is: As teachers and parents and mentors and coaches, our [...]

Twitter? Tweet? Tweight? T-what? Come on. I came of age in the 60′s. The only “tw…” I knew from that era was Twiggy. OK. Maybe with my fishnet stockings, white go-go boots, mini-skirts and halter tops, Twiggy should have made more of an impact on me. But she didn’t. It took ’til now to get hooked on that “tw” sound. [...]