Welcome to a New Year
Over the past week, the word new has probably been used by everyone of us about a billion times which is typical as we enter the new year of 2017. […]
Read MoreA Wonderful Lesson
Well, I did it. Just as I do every year around this time, I did it. This past Saturday, my husband and I watched the NBC broadcast of the Christmas […]
Read MoreWelcoming the New Year
With the semester ending at Maria College and the Spring 2017 semester soon to begin in mid-January, with the year 2016 about to come to close on December 31 and […]
Read MoreThe Third “R”
As students at Maria College prepare for final exams and write those inevitable end-of-the-semester research papers, I am always reminded of the all-important Three Rs of education: reading, ’riting, and […]
Read MoreThankfulness
Next week at this time, we will be celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday, so I wanted to use this week’s blog to share with you what I am thankful for, especially […]
Read MoreWell-Rounded Learning
As the first snowflakes of the season fall this week, it seems strange to be hearing the word “spring” around campus, but that is the case as the Spring 2017 […]
Read MoreOur Country Shall Endure
“The world turned upside down.” I have had this song lyric in my head (from the award-winning musical Hamilton) since the presidential election results were announced early Wednesday, November 9. […]
Read MorePolydactyl Purrings
Well, this blog post was inevitable! Students who have taken courses with me here at Maria College know that I can be a bit of a cat fanatic, especially when […]
Read MoreThe Sweet Talk
M, checking her blood sugar. November is Diabetes Awareness Month. At this time every year, I talk (more than usual!) about diabetes. I do this in honor of my four-year-old […]
Read MoreLeft-Handed
As I type this blog, I am using both hands on the keyboard with an occasional move of my right hand to the mouse! Wait! Why is the mouse on […]
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