A few years ago I attended an early childhood conference where Richard Paul Evans was the keynote speaker. I have to admit I was a little unsure of what he would be speaking of in regards to Early Childhood. What he did was beautiful and unexpected. He provided each of us as educators with a gift….
When families tour my program, one thing I tell them is that we don’t push kids on the swings. It seems like an odd thing to point out, but there’s a few specific reasons why we don’t. I can’t have a teacher tied down at the swings during outside time. It’s important that the teacher…
How do you write a tribute to someone who changed your life? How do you say thank you to someone who fundamentally changed the direction of your path? How do you repay the beautiful and sacred gift of mentorship? This post is my attempt to do that, but also to inspire you to seek out mentors…
Happy Monday! In celebration of a new week I’m sharing one of my all time favorite talks on the subject of criticism and positivity. This is a speech given by Gordon B Hinckley at BYU in 1974, but it could have been given yesterday for how it so perfectly applies to our current cultural climate….
Last week I took my kids to a gymnastics meet at Southern Utah University. The “Flippin’ Birds” were ranked 13th in the nation last week. For a small university in a rural Utah town that is a big deal! Our gymnasts are fantastic though and so much fun to watch! However my experience was tempered by…
One of the hardest things for me as a young mom was leaving these two little pumpkins with someone else while I went to work for 8 hours a day. I worked outside the home until my oldest was 4.5. During that time we moved three times and I had the chance to try several different…
Yesterday afternoon my daughter and I had the chance to attend a sound check rehearsal for The Piano Guys concert we were attending later that evening. We only attended a small portion of the rehearsal where the cellist, Steven Sharp Nelson performs “Beethoven’s 5 Secrets”. At the live concert they invite a group of…