I knew conference week had arrived when my calendar stopped looking like a calendar. It looked more like a game of Tetris. Teachers were staying late. Parents were rushing from work. Kids still needed dinner, homework help, and someone to locate the missing soccer cleat. Meanwhile, our PTO was trying Read more
Back-to-school season brings fresh bulletin boards, new class lists, and approximately four million things to remember. Teachers are setting up classrooms. Learning names. Planning lessons. Finding the one working copy machine. They are doing a lot before the first real school week even gets moving. Your parent group, PTO, church, Read more
Sunday morning should begin with welcome. Not with 37 group-text replies. Not with someone asking, “Wait, who is making coffee?” And definitely not with a last-minute message that says, “We still need two nursery helpers. Anyone? Anyone?” Churches need volunteers for many roles. Greeters. Ushers. Coffee corner helpers. Nursery workers. Read more
Back-to-school sports are exciting. They are also a lot. You have practices, games, snacks, carpools, equipment, field setup, scorekeeping, and team events to coordinate. Then the group text starts. “Who is bringing snacks?” “Can my child get a ride?” “Wait, was the game at 5 or 5:30?” “Did anyone sign Read more
It is July 31. The lazy days of summer are winding down, and the back-to-school drumbeat is officially starting. Are you already feeling that familiar flutter of panic in your chest? If you volunteered (or got politely nominated) to be a room parent this year, you know what is coming. Read more