Educational

In my blog post during National Foster Care Month, I wrote about our journey to foster care and experience through the initial pre-service training. Our family worked many hours throughout the summer to complete the necessary paperwork and interviews,...

Many young families go through major changes like a move or job change sooner or later. Transitions have been the name of the game for our family over the past year. Just this year, we had our second child,...

Before we begin, what IS a credit score? Your credit score is a set of calculations used to determine your credit worthiness to lenders ranging from about 300 to 850 points. Equifax, Experian, and Transunion, the three major bureaus,...

On March 12, 2020, my kids left their school buildings thinking they would return to in person schooling after a three day weekend. Little did we know, that would be the last time they exited the buildings for that school...

With the New Year approaching and a new semester starting soon, now may be a great time for parents to take a step back and consider the many school options available for their child. This is my twelfth year as...

I Have a Rant Today. Over the past four months, I’ve seen a (welcome) uptick in the number of parents exploring homeschooling thanks to the pandemic. To some extent, I get it too. In the twelve weeks our kids were home...

I know there are several women out there who may not appreciate my amateur findings in my first attempt at fantasy football. To those of you die-hard pro football fans, forgive me. And to the moms who have absolutely...

Let's face it; homework time can be stressful for everyone involved. For parents, it can be a struggle to help their kids without taking over or doing the work for them. Some schools may have a no homework policy,...

People have a lot of opinions surrounding money: how we should spend it, save it, invest it; whether we should give our children allowances or force them to save every monetary gift received. I don't know if there's one...

What is social justice and how can we explain it to our children? Social Justice Social Justice encompasses many great ideas. “The easiest definition presumes that everyone deserves equal economic, political and social rights and opportunities. Teaching children that everyone...