Carol's Corner

I've been doing "Poetry Friday" with the fifth graders at school all year long. Most Friday afternoons, I go into the fifth gr...

My oldest son turned 16 this week. And I am watch in amazement as this sweet guy turns the corner toward manhood. I am so blessed to be his ...

WARNING: This post may be offensive to some people. It doesn't represent the views of anyone but me. It's the eve of MLK Day. I know...

STANDING TALL Jamie McKenzie Some kings rule their kingdoms sitting down, Surrounded by luxury, soft cushions and fans But this king stood s...

Things my sons like: sports, girls, video games. Things my sons do not like: school, deep conversations with their mother, reading. As a m...

I got to know G. last April. when our school piloted a literacy intervention program for first and second graders. I told the second grade t...

A found poem from C.S. Lewis, one of my favorite authors, after a long hard week of bitter cold, long and icy commutes, and difficult teenag...