Being married to a teacher, you learn a lot about students today and how different they are than past generations. The things they say and do are things that we probably had never even heard of during the same time in our lives and you have to wonder how much technology plays a role in that. Have we advanced so far that the mere idea of a casual conversation, self discovered creativity, or imagination and wonder have almost ceased to exist? Have machines replaced social interaction to the point where it has… Read More

Have you ever heard the saying, “be careful what you say, someone may be listening”? A conversation with my good friend Jann this weekend got me to thinking about this when she said, “sometimes the little things you say can change the trajectory of someone’s life”. I thought back about all my encounters over the years and it was amazing to me how many times I could point out something someone said to me, word for word, even thought it may have been many years ago. Then I thought about the impact… Read More