“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry…”I know, I know, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry…” and yet the teacher in me has each day planned. Notes written down, lesson plans typed out, photocopies made, PowerPoint slides all ready.All I need to do is whisk into [...]
Three years ago, I went to Duncan Christian School to watch our ACS Knights play at the provincial volleyball championship. They went into the tournament through the back door because a team dropped out and came into the tournament ranked 12th out of 12 teams. It was a fantastic tournament to watch because they slowly [...]
I can now legally drive any vehicle (except for a semi or a motorcycle)! Let me tell you more…With more of our fleet of busses coming equipped with airbrakes, I wanted to make sure I could still take the preschoolers for their first school bus ride. I was ,therefore, encouraged to get my airbrake certification. Facing [...]
When I was kid, my brothers and I would look forward to sitting down together for Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights. For a few years, it was a hallowed time in our family, as it was quite often the only time during the week that we kids were allowed to watch TV.De tird [...]
I have five boys in this house and from the time they were little, they've been on a mission. The mission of becoming a man. (I feel as if I should grunt after saying that like they did in that old sitcom, Home Improvement) Just this morning, my four year old reminded me that someday [...]
If you were to guess why teachers love teaching, what would you say? It might not be what you think.... Would you guess it’s because we love kids? Possibly. Do you think that we are in it for the moolah? Ha! That’s a good one. Or perhaps you might say, “those who can’t do, teach,” [...]
The following text conversation took place a few weeks back between my daughter, Carissa, and me. Carissa is in her second year studying at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California. I received the first text message just before 9:00 a.m. on a Monday morning.CARISSA: can i buy a dress on your credit card? you can [...]
I am not the kind of girl that has been dreaming of my wedding for my whole life. I have always wanted to get married, but as for what my wedding would look like, I had no ideas!Simon and I have been busy wedding planning in the past few months. When we first started, he [...]
I did it to myself. I've got no one else to blame. The buck stops here. I'd like to blame it on the school…or the church…or the world in general. I'd even like to blame it on my kids. But unfortunately the guilt for the chaos in my life falls smack on my own two [...]
Last spring, the parents of the grads made a video called, “Let Them Go” and rewrote the famous song, “Let it Go” from the Disney hit movie, Frozen. It was funny. But it was also true. And although I love them more than anything on the planet, letting my children grow up and go is [...]
