8th Grade Graduation Speech
Nine years ago, I came to St. Anne’s. You would think starting in a new school would be hard, well the first day it definitely was. In...
Mother's Day
Have you ever wondered- is it just coincidence that Mother’s Day is celebrated in May, the month of Mary? Yet, surely, it must be part of...
Volumes of Wealth
Much of my time is spent looking at budgets, planning budgets, talking about budgets, revising budgets, and balancing budgets. Sometimes...
Living Beyond the Shadows
Each year it never really matters if Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow or not, February is a dreaded month. The month is often seen as the...
Christ Centered
Christ didn’t come as a king; he didn’t come as a priest; he didn’t come as a coach, or actor, or banker. Christ came as a teacher. And...
Balanced Education
Many of you know me only as a former middle school language arts teacher, however I have taught several elementary grades, plus middle...
Favorite Things
On long road trips with my children, before the digital craze, we would play games in the car together. We would play auto-bingo, find...
Part of Being Human
Making mistakes is an inherent human condition; if we don’t make mistakes, we are not normal human beings. If, when we make mistakes, we...
Life Long Learners
A few years ago, I earned my Ed. S. degree in School Leadership from Virginia Tech. Every semester, part of the first class period was...
Welcome Back to School!
It's time to learn... I have been working in Catholic schools for 35 years; as of this December, 30 of those years will have been with...