Getting gritty
As a volleyball coach, or a coach of any sport for that matter, we know that we need to teach our athletes the skills...
Good Friday
A few weeks ago, I was blessed to be the director of the diocesan YES! retreat weekend. YES! is a weekend retreat for high school-age...
Treat yourself
This fall I decided to go back to college to get a certificate in Thanatology. I thought one class a semester would not be...
New year, best me
Happy New Year! It is that time of year again when the gyms are full, diet companies are in the black, and many people...
Give thanks in all things
If you have read my columns in the past, you know that we have a school-wide theme that helps to guide us for the...
Love in a time of heartache
As you read this, I will have just rescued a new dog. Our Jacoby, a 13-year-old basset, passed away about a month and a...
Caution: Construction zone
As a school teacher, I always look forward to summer vacation but probably never as much as this summer. This school year felt like...
Fill my cup
Everyone, whether as a student or staff, knows that May feels like it is 100 days long instead of 31. I wake up almost...
No problem
I got a great chance to spend my February vacation in Jamaica with two of my closest friends. This trip was postponed last year but...
To all the Cindy Lou Whos
I have written in the past about how I am a self-proclaimed Grinch. In the Jim Carey version, the Grinch says “4:00, wallow in self-pity....
