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The New Frontier: Career Academies in High School
Imagine your teen’s high school offering hands-on experience in aviation, logistics, food services, IT, or early childhood education. This is a world where young...
The Sensory Nightmare Before Christmas
Holiday lights, the scents of the season, family hugs, and cheers of joy... can all lead to a sensory integration nightmare for many of...
The Truth About Becoming a Mom in Your Early Twenties
Five months after my 21st birthday, my husband and I decided to start trying to have a baby. I know what you’re thinking —...
School Choice 101
An abundance of school choice is truly one of the privileges of living in Jacksonville and the State of Florida. But let’s be honest,...
When Our Older Kids Lose Interest in Our Family Holiday Traditions
Santa bribing me with a trip to the North Pole could not have persuaded me to miss decorating the annual family Christmas tree with...
3 Things You Need to Know As a Parent With Cancer
After giving birth to my first son 15 years ago, I wouldn’t have ever thought in a million years that I would be diagnosed...
Three Gifts Adoption Has Given Me (That Isn’t My Daughter)
One of the first things out of the mouths of most well-meaning people (usually old ladies in the Publix checkout line) when they discover...
Why I View My Family Text Thread As an Answered Prayer
"Dear Lord," I prayed nightly for years. "Please keep us safe, healthy, and together."
Safe and healthy made perfect sense. Any new mom, particularly those...
Lions, Tigers, Bears… and Nightmares!
I just wanted to go back to sleep. I must have been 8... maybe 9 years old at the time.
I was traveling from the...
Dear Parent, From a Teacher: Easing Back to School — Practice, Celebrate, Read!
It’s that time of year again... back to school time! As a preschool teacher, I always get so excited to see school supplies line...
Dear Parent, From a Teacher: 5 Ways to Make the Back-to-School Transition Run Smoothly
As a mom and a teacher, I am always shocked by how fast the summers fly by. I feel like just as I am...
Awarded for Anxiety
"This next award goes to my no-complainer of the group, the one who goes with the flow in all situations…"
I immediately teared up in...