Sesame Street taught me how to read. Mr. Rogers taught me how to tie my shoes and be nice to my neighbors. Bill Nye taught me how to destroy our kitchen with science. And Curious George teaches my children to ask questions while Elmo shows them how to count and play nicely with others. I’m thinking we need Mr. Rogers. We need PBS. Click on the picture below for all the reasons why and a …

I’m an Adam Sandler fan. Is there a support group for that? I love the oldies like Billy Madison and Happy Gilmore and his ukulele-playing delivery boy in Mixed Nuts. I loved his slightly more sentimental renditions in The Wedding Singer and Spanglish. But one of my favorites is 50 First Dates. Have you seen it? The premise goes as follows: Adam loves Drew Barrymore and Drew loves Adam. But every night when she goes …

REVELATION 21:4-7 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away. 5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the …

The Easter egg hunt doesn’t have to feel like an episode of Survivor. The anxiety of the competition, the need for speed, the kids who are in it to win it while you help your child fight for just one egg. If you are the parent of a child with special needs you know what I mean. If you’ve ever had to watch your child come back with an empty basket, here are a few …

We’re busy enough. We don’t need more in our lives…we need less. We need to de-clutter our brains and our task list until both become manageable. In the name of sanity for parents everywhere, here are 31 items for you NOT to worry about in my article on Her View From Home. Just thinking out loud. What’s one item you’d like to add to you NOT-to-do list? Save Save

I’ve got a five-year old. And we’re not going to kindergarten next year. It’s a big statement. But for more reasons than I can list, we need to wait. If you’re a parent who’s on the fence about what to do come next fall…ask yourself these five questions in my article on Parent.co and see where you land. Are you on the fence? How old were you when you started kindergarten? Save Save

There is power in motherhood. Both the gain and its release. It will call you to give everything and fight for everything all at the same time. That’s why I wrote this piece for Tribe Magazine’s Power in Motherhood Short Story series. I am an advocate and that gives me a strength I could never summon on my own. When have you found strength in unexpected places? Save

A chicken made me want to have another baby. It sounds like the opening to a joke. A large portion of my life does. You see, I tutor to help pay the bills and also because I will never quite leave my teacher self behind. I love to geek out to Ken Kesey and thesis statements. I love all my pens in various colors for various purposes. I love the knowledge I get to pass …

MATTHEW 26:36-38, 40, 43 36 Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to them, “Sit here while I go over there and pray.” 37 He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee along with him, and he began to be sorrowful and troubled. 38 Then he said to them, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.” 40 Then he returned …

I love the gopher game at Chuck E Cheese and I love children’s theater with their larger-than-life performances. I love Pixar movies on the big screen and I love trampoline parks if everyone knows to play nice and not double bounce me. But some places are just too loud, too crowded, or too much sensory overload for children with special needs. Luckily, these 10 places offer “special days” with a calmer and MUCH more enjoyable …