Our family’s Winter break looked different this year than in year’s past. We typically either travel to visit family in New Jersey or take a trip to Gatlinburg just the 4 of us. We are usually overscheduled and very rarely home. However, Kinsley’s health required that we stay close to home this year and honestly, I think it was exactly what our family needed. We started Winter break finishing our family Hanukkah celebrations and introducing our girls to the 1996 classic ‘A Ru

During my time as an educator, I worked in a Catholic private school, a charter school, and multiple public school systems. I feel, due to my varied experience, I have a pretty robust view of what options for children in our county are for education. As someone who was enrolled in Catholic school herself from Pre-K 3 through 12th grade, I knew that when I had my own children it wasn’t what I wanted for them. However, I was happy that it was an option for me growing up because

I never set out to be an activist. Growing up my family’s golden rule was “We don’t talk about religion or politics” so I shied away from topics that felt “too political”. I was taught that it was rude and unkind to discuss politics, especially if you disagreed with another person’s perspective on an issue. For many years I loathed the sound of my own voice. I didn’t believe I had anything worthwhile to contribute to conversations surrounding politics, healthcare, or educatio