Entries by Bethany

Barrow Street

Lazy days. School doesn’t begin for another week and we’re in serious vacation mode here. Seeing friends, eating the cookies left over from Christmas. Playing Life. Finally making the Gingerbread House that no one could find time for earler. The new copy of Barrow Street arrived in my mail just the other day. It includes […]

“Make good choices!”

As my daughters go out the door, I often call to them, “Make good choices!” Small, good choices add up when you’re trying to accomplish a goal. I find in fact that they are the only way I ever accomplish anything. It helps to be a little single-minded. When my goal was to get ready […]

Joy and Wonder

Cheryl Richardson featured this video this week, “celebrating the joy and wonder of a child.” I wanted to share it with you. Happy Solstice to you. May the end of the Mayan calendar bring you a brilliant new beginning.

The Letter

I received an amazing gift today. I didn’t want to drop by my office at all — with my grades posted, all I wanted was to stay far away! But I needed some materials for an off-campus meeting with a colleague, so here I am. On my office chair, I found a letter from a […]