I am a 39 year old, true Pacific Northwest gal. I grew up in the region and continue to call it home.

True to the blue, seafood loving 12th fan looking for a centered life full of cat cuddles and a strong family.

As a teacher I have as many chances to change a life or to have my life changed as there are students in my classroom.

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• April FoolsApril 2, 2023
  April fools. The origin of the day is a mystery. The fool is innocent, free-spirited, faithful and adventurous. For my mother it is her day of birth, and she may not want to be called a fool, we cannot always choose the history or images that we share due to calendar coincidences. We can only… Read more: April Fools
• Pi Day 2022March 16, 2022
  Two years ago, the Covid 19 pandemic began, the stop of celebration and the daily reminders that we can never truly know what to expect, that we make plans and God laughs. Two years ago, I sat in my living room with a heavy heart crying over the losses of 6 weeks out of the… Read more: Pi Day 2022
• Winter Solstice 2021December 23, 2021
  This is a day about ushering in light energy, to embrace the darkness and equalize the discordance in order to make peace. In Seattle, the sun rose at 7:54am and will set at 4:19pm giving 935 minutes today of reflective and intentional transition. In frigid Helsinki, Finland there will be less than six hours of… Read more: Winter Solstice 2021
• Memorial DayMay 30, 2021
  A memorial is defined as something serving to preserve remembrance.  For many of us today as we think about memorials, we have had a rough year of losses. A rough year for memorializing those other than our soldiers that fought and sacrificed their lives in war. I send out this message to you today who… Read more: Memorial Day
• April Showers bring May FlowersMay 9, 2021
  The idea of seasons shifting in poetry and proverb form has many different sources of inspiration. The poem as we know it today originated in the form of a short poem written by Thomas Tusser in the April section of a collection of writings titled “A Hundred Good Points of Husbandry” as follows:    “Sweet April showers Do spring… Read more: April Showers bring May Flowers
• What does Spring Break mean to You?April 10, 2021
  Growing up it was always exciting to have the break before the long haul to the end of the school year, as a teacher that is still the same. So many people coming back from fun in the sun with the nice weather. The past two years Spring Break has been quite different due to Co-Vid restrictions… Read more: What does Spring Break mean to You?
• Flashbulb MemoriesMarch 11, 2021
  Do you remember where you were when ____? This was a question that I had always heard about happening for when you are part of a historic moment. They are called “Flashbulb Memories” because they are events that are so powerful and impactful it is as if a mental image is forever associated. Historic events… Read more: Flashbulb Memories
• Lunar New YearFebruary 25, 2021
  The Lunar New Year is an ancient and long-lived celebration meant to celebrate community. During the events focus is placed on gratitude felt for blessings during the past year, through all the struggles that one may share with others. This past year has been one where we have had to redefine community, we have certainly… Read more: Lunar New Year
• What does the legacy of MLK mean to you?January 18, 2021
  On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated from his second story balcony at his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. News of the event brought the nation into a collective mourning and an outpouring for anger among black Americans. King had led the civil rights movement for two decades using a combination of speeches and non-violent… Read more: What does the legacy of MLK mean to you?
• What does New Year mean to you?December 31, 2020
  People are saying “I can’t wait for 2020 to be over”, there will not be a magic wand returning things when that clock strikes midnight, this is not Cinderella. I remember 21 years ago when we were all terrified of Y2K and how would technology handle the switch over into a new century. How will you… Read more: What does New Year mean to you?