When you want to be a woman of action, but the piano won’t paint itself.

When you want planning perfection but need a margin for grace and growth.

When I look back at the summer and forward into the school year…

When we look back and then we look forward…and we see what we’re looking for.

When we need to force ourselves forward.

When you can’t decide if you need to show up or stay home.

When you need permission to stay home.

When you’d really just rather stay home.

When we need to remember that all discipline holds the hope of joy.

When rearranging helps us to see our surroundings more clearly.

When it seems like all the things are piling up.

When you need a little sunshine and spring…even in the desert…and possibly a chance to break out of the box and do things your own way.

When our intentions and our reality collide.

Nine Must Haves for surviving the Omicron variant

When we need the salt of memory to bring out the flavor of our traditions.