Category: Sweet Simplicity

There is a strange thing that happens when your children start leaving the house: You realize how much of your life has been organized around other people’s calendars. Practice, school events, dinners, rides, homework,...

Recently, we celebrated the first day of school, and as I welcomed a brand-new group of second graders into my classroom, I greeted everyone with a cheerful, “Happy New Year!” I know, I know. The calendar says September, not...

Have you noticed how differently we think about food these days? With the recent news about the Cyclospora outbreak linked to fresh produce, I have definitely found myself paying a little closer attention to where our fruits and...

As a teacher, July feels a little different than the rest of the year. After months of bells, schedules, lesson plans, and packed calendars, summer offers something we don’t often give ourselves enough of: Permission to slow...

Ahh, sweet summertime. The season of flip-flops, dripping ice cream cones, late sunsets, and somehow always needing one more beach towel. Even with the heat, humidity, mosquitoes, and sky-high electric bills, summer still...