A funny little story from this weekend.  I am currently traveling for some professional development over spring break.  Yesterday I face-timed with my 3-year old and she recounted the events

We all want to know 'How?'  Our human nature wants everything in a formulaic, step-by-step, quantitative procedure.  The trouble is...I'm not sure life always proceeds that way...We can't write a

Over the past weekend, we followed our 16-year-old daughter's provincial volleyball tournament via text updates. She was far away.  We had commitments and couldn't go.  We sent our hearts with her and texted.

Einstein quipped, Creativity is intelligence having fun!Let's have fun with four ideas about creativity together! 1. Creative thought shifts throughout the development of a child.  it is easiest to see playful

How can I begin to articulate the heart of LearnForward?  A faith journey.  My own faith journey.If you've only known me for a year or two, it might be difficult

October is a month of abundance!  I am resisting my normal fall gloom due to the shorter days and the winter spanning before me.  I am finding joy in the

The huge developmental concepts of 'selfhood and belonging' can't be understood in a 'How To' manual.  We need to understand them in our hearts.  Let's chew on 'belonging' with one

One of the deepest cries in the heart of every parent is for their child to be accepted by others. Acceptance and belonging, the most fundamental need for all of

The little phrase in our LearnForward Manifesto "climbing to the peaks of selfhood and belonging...."  What does that mean?  What does it have to do with my child?  Education? Me?