Learning vs. Schooling

It’s that time of year, the time of year when school-aged kids of all ages anticipate the countdown to freedom and echoes of the refrain of that popular childhood song ring out: No more pencils / no more books / no more teachers’ dirty looks / when the teacher rings...

Lend Me Your Ear

When I was in high school, I remember having to memorize certain things for my English class, at least two of them being lengthy passages from the Bard himself, William Shakespeare. If pressed, there is no way I could recite them now. That being said, I do recall the...

Life’s Sacred Moments

When our girls were babies, we spent a good amount of time getting them to sleep (neither were great sleepers when they were little), and maybe that’s why we also spent a good amount of time watching them as they slept. Sure, there were the typical parent-related...

The Lives We Tend

Like many folks, our family bought pumpkins last October as part of our fall tradition. We typically buy smaller ones that we can use inside on a tabletop or, in the case of our oldest teen, on a bookshelf in her room (alongside her 80s musician Funko Pop collection)....

Among Us

Many, many years ago, when I had first graduated from college, I was somewhere in New England spending time with my best friend at the time and we decided to play a round of mini golf. In the moment, it seemed like a lovely way to spend a summer day; in retrospect,...

Power On

As I moved through my day, I was seeking to step back into my daily rhythm and routine, especially after staying up for a good portion of the night before as part of a youth lock-in. I was fortunate enough to get home and drop into bed by 5 a.m., so I got a bit more...