School Years

  As a mom, I want nothing more for my children than for them to be safe, loved, and prepared for the life that is ahead of them. An executive from a Fortune 100 company recently told me that students...

With the start of the school year right around the corner, I, like many of us are feeling all the feels, the fears, and all of the unknowns. It is a lot. The tough decisions we have had to...

The writer is an explorer. Every step is an advance into a new land. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson Writing and reading go hand-in-hand. When children can read, they begin to explore their world through words. When they learn to write, they begin...

New Hope Christian Academy is offering just that…new hope. After a recent closure of a prominent Christian school, the founders of NHCA couldn’t help but offer new hope to families east of Plano. DeeDee Mims opened this school with a...

Fall wardrobes have been purchased and the first day of school outfits are neatly organized, ironed (yeah right), and color-coordinated in proper sibling fashion. They might as well be stepping off the pages of a Mini Boden catalog. But here are...

This post has been sponsored by Explore Horizons. All opinions are 100% our own!  My fifth grader struggles with reading and writing. It is something that's been ongoing since kindergarten. In the very early elementary grades you think to yourself...

A few months ago, I brought you Surviving the First Trimester: There Is Hope. And now, I’m happy to report that I’m well into the THIRD trimester and counting down the weeks until baby girl gets here! I’m checking off...

Statistically, zero of my four children will receive a scholarship to play sports in college, since less than 2% of high school athletes fall into that category. On the other hand, I can almost guarantee all of my...