We All Have Weak Spots
A neighbor may do some lawn trimming for you, and in his mind he is generously helping you out–he has the trimmer out, he is not in a hurry, and […]
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Jane of All Trades, Master of None
Ever feel like a Jack of all trades, master of none? Me too. Well, actually more like a Jane of all trades, master of none. Look, I even found the
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Don’t Put Yourself in Others’ Shoes
When I was a teacher, I would sometimes start a class meeting by holding up a quarter between two students so they each saw one side of the quarter. I
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Embracing the Constant of Change
The only constant in life is change. -Heraclitus When I was 24 years old and one year into my marriage, my husband and I moved away from everything we knew
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Graphics for Trauma-Informed Schools
Each week in our staff update we include tips to help us in our journey to be a trauma-informed school. When we first started including the tips, I spent time
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We All Deserve to be HANDLEd with Care
A character named Allie comes alive in my book Through the Lens of Serendipity. Allie is one of those woman you look at and immediately think, “She has it all.”
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Five Things Teachers Need from Principals
At the beginning of this school year, I asked the following question on Twitter and in our school. The responses were insightful and have implications for all school leaders. Some
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I’m Still Here.
It was the beginning of August when I drove from the airport to my hotel on a sweltering day in Chattanooga, TN. Before I set off from the airport, I
Don’t Shoulda’ On Me
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. —Mother Teresa Do you love it when people tell you what you “should have done”? No, we typically hate
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Be More Gil
My niece and I stared up at the mountain, wondering what we had gotten ourselves into. A tramway ride up Mount San Jacinto in the retirement town of Palm Springs