Royal Baby Number Three

Kate though. Can we please talk about the Duchess of Cambridge for just a moment...

What Else Is Possible?

Instead of self-doubt, worry, and stress, why not come up with positive answers to this one question...

A Special Thing We Do

There's this special thing we do in my classroom. I gave my students the idea to do it one day, and it sort of took off, and now we (they!) do it all the time...

We Can't Forget. I Won't Forget.

Meet Kyle Laman. We share the same family name, but I've never had the pleasure of meeting him. Not yet, anyway.  Kyle is 15 years old, and thank God, he is one of the survivors of the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida...

Three Things about Black Panther

Have you seen the movie, Black Panther? We saw it yesterday, and I found myself thinking about it hours later. Almost like having read a good book and wanting to discuss it with friends. Here are three reasons why...

Conversations with Roller

I haven't done one of these in a while, and especially because he's growing so fast, I'd like to have a record of these moments...

Thinking of Parkland

Since Wednesday, I haven't been able to get Parkland out of my mind.  I keep thinking of the entire community, the students, teachers, parents, the victims, those who survived, and those who didn't...

I Gotchu

It's that time of year again...

Illustrious

Illustrious. Adjective. It means...

Love Like a WildFire

If you had to compare your love for your significant other to a fire, which would it be? Would it be like a dangerous and unpredictable wildfire or a stable and nurturing hearth fire?