Forward Thinking

One year ago I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to the sound of rushing winds and driving rain. I’d been following the reports and models for Hurricane Helene for Western North Carolina and, having grown up on the East Coast and gone through hurricanes growing...

Trial + Error = Growth

When our girls were younger and Halloween rolled around each year, we would do the things a lot of folks do, finding costume ideas and preparing for trick or treating, usually Halloween Strolls planned in one of the many small towns in our Western North Carolina area....

Bittersweet Moments

When I first met my husband, as an enthusiastic Foo Fighters fan, he tried and tried to convert me into a fan. Despite his best efforts, I held out for a l-o-n-g time, like years and years long. And then, it finally happened and he wasn’t even with me. I had arrived...

Rainy Days & Taco Tuesdays

What is it about rainy days and the way they can inspire creativity, make you want to take a nap, or sometimes even bring you down? Whatever it is, there’s definitely a rainy-day energy here today. Even so, we managed to explore some new ideas in our school portion of...