Top of the List Tuesday: Best Kids Boutiques

Welcome back to Top of the List Tuesday!! This is a day when I post about some of my favorite things, and I try to include a little bit of everything. Those of you who know me fairly well will attest to the fact that I have a lot of favorites.  My husband often makes a joke about it, telling me I can’t have more than one favorite.   Well, I happen to disagree with him 🙂   If you would like {Read More}

Top of the List Tuesday: 10 Free Fonts for School

Can you believe it is already AUGUST?!  Where in the world has summer gone?  I know I must say this every single year, but I feel like this season comes and goes so quickly.  The stores are flooded with school supplies, teachers begrudgingly start planning for the upcoming year, wishing they had just a few more weeks of rest and relaxation, while parents do their best to get their kids back into routine and on somewhat of a “normal” schedule. {Read More}

Top of the List Tuesday: Children’s books

Being a teacher for eight years, Read Aloud quickly became my favorite time of the school day! The excitement, wonder, and curiosity on kids’ faces made the experience so enjoyable.  Over time, I’ve fallen in love with a plethora of books for a variety of reasons.  Now that I have a child of my own, I’m constantly looking for new selections that will bring about the same feelings of delight that I witnessed with my students.   As I often peruse {Read More}

A Four Year Life Lesson…..

I was humbled from the first day I started. Every Thursday night for the past four years, I was inspired by people I’d never met before. I’ve been changed in a way that goes beyond words. I’ve witnessed adversity, suffering, agonizing pain, and desperation…..as well as resolve, steadfast determination, and an unwavering sense of bravery, defeat, and triumph. I saw a world so vastly different than my own, one that I’m not sure I will ever truly understand. I realized {Read More}