We Must Keep Swimming

We Must Keep Swimming

So often we think of ourselves as freestanding and in charge, because we have the simple blessing of being able to go where we want. But we are as rooted as shrubs and trees and flowers, in an unseen soil that is everywhere. It’s just that our roots move. Certainly,...
Keeping Relationships Strong

Keeping Relationships Strong

Tyler Bliss, executive director of The Education Foundation for New Albany/Floyd County Schools, and his wife Megan, who is a math coach for Slate Run Elementary School in New Albany, faced the same dilemma many parents faced once quarantine began. “The first few...
Grow With the Change

Grow With the Change

This year has brought changes to the way we interact, how we travel, and even to how we move about in our shared physical spaces. But change can hit us personally in small moments, too. Imagine me, standing in aisle 24 at Home Depot with employee Jose, asking him for...
My Kid and Me During This Great Pause

My Kid and Me During This Great Pause

“I’m learning to be present with my kid even when life outside (and inside) can feel frantic and uncertain.” Sitting on our couch, my 6-year-old son cuddles against my shoulder. This makes it awkward to turn the pages of my book, but that’s alright....