“I made it to the top, but unfortunately, that was not the goal as my six-year-old was now halfway around the circular death trap and looking to see what was taking Old Lady River so long.”
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“I made it to the top, but unfortunately, that was not the goal as my six-year-old was now halfway around the circular death trap and looking to see what was taking Old Lady River so long.”
“This time of the year, we’ll see smiling, shining faces on Instagram, holiday cards, maybe at parties, or in pictures sent between phones. But what you don’t see is it took us two tries (1.5 hours apart) to finally light candles together because of a tantrum.”
“Dogs in rural Ethiopia can be quite aggressive. Tewabe gently pulled me to his side. ‘I don’t want the dog to get you because I love you.’ I was shocked. He did not completely realize the cultural significance of his words. Yet I was living in an alternate reality at that moment, so I said it back: ‘I love you too.'”
Being a member of a world-famous marching band involves a lot more than simply being a great musician.
“If I was out there on the streets, homeless, I would want somebody, at some point, to think of me.”
Neffiteria teaches math and science at Gideons Elementary School, but her students are getting a lot more than just book-learning in her class.
“For 5 of the 6 days of my son’s life, he was hooked up to hospital machines. It can be hard to look at, but if you look past the tubes and tape, you’ll see my beautiful baby boy.”
“I compared myself to everyone. I assumed everyone was more intelligent than me. No matter how many credentials or physical proofs said I was ‘good enough,’ I still felt I was unqualified.”
“’I think I’ve heard of that.’ He had tons of questions. On our wedding day, I had a huge lung bleed that lasted two hours. Nothing like this had ever happened before.”
“Nurturing imagination and exploration are two proven ways to help children learn through play.”