Posts by Amy
Call for Guest Writers!
We love you all and have enjoyed so much support as we have decided to be writers FOR REAL and actually write words for people to read. So scary…and so fun. We want YOU to share in the joy. So if you have a story to tell…and sisters (and brothers) you all do…we invite you…
Read MoreHow (not to) to Grow a Garden With Your Kids
Spring. Oh, how we wait for you to arrive with such long-held anticipation! In the giddiness of seeing the buds on the branches and our grass turn from brown to green, I am tricked each and every year into imagining I somehow play a role in this. I look out my window and imagine the…
Read MoreThe Witching Hours: A Comprehensive List of All the Things That Have Made Me Cry Between 4:00 and 6:00 pm.
The hours between 4:00 and 6:00 pm can bring me to my knees. People call this time of day “The Witching Hours” but I prefer to call it “The Hours That Can Send Me Spinning into the Vortex of Doom” (admittedly not as catchy). This has been going on since I gave birth my friends.…
Read MoreFind the Good Friday
You guys, I have been thinking about raising kind kids lately. I’m working on a piece about it, but today I want to say this. Being a teacher changes you, all kids feel like your kids…forever and ever amen. Because you understand that the “naughty” ones are really never just naughty, they are usually creative,…
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