You took your toddler’s hand and moved them, wobbly feet and all, across the carpet, shared about two bunny ears, and how to make a bow, ducking one inside the hole, and held the back of their bike, as they zoomed and balanced, learning to ride without you. Education is woven into the very identity of […]
A strong and beautiful friend of mine writes on Facebook, “Please pray for Emergency Responders. They have been working almost non-stop, for the past week.” She concludes, “We miss you, Eric.” My friend’s husband is a police officer. Unlike most of us today, who will hunker down in our safe, warm homes, protecting our children… Eric […]
Every city around us has closed its schools; some for a month, most for six weeks. We are expected to hear, this afternoon, my daughter’s public school will also be shutting down. Ballet has stopped. Youth group suspended. Even churches on Sundays are streaming instead of hosting a building full of people. Yesterday, Washington State’s Governor, […]