Essays Piano, Music, and Identity My father bought a grand piano when I was 2 years old and my sister was 5 because he believed that there would be beautiful Emmie Arnold Posted on September 23, 2021
Family My Regrets and Hopes for the Future: Grandparents’ Day If I’m being honest, I’ve thought more about my grandparents in the past two years than I had in my previous 26 years of Emmie Arnold Posted on September 12, 2021
Essays Without My Brothers, I Wouldn’t Be Me On an early spring day in May, 25 years ago, my grandparents loaded me into the back seat of my grandma’s red Ford Topaz, a Kirsten Clark Posted on May 25, 2020
Essays, Uncategorized Are Role Models Necessary When You’re Grown? I have reached a strange age in life when many of my childhood heroes are dead or fallen. Like most life transitions, it Kerra Bolton Posted on January 29, 2020
Essays A Life in Letters This piece may, in some ways, feel a bit antiquated. It’s becoming far more common to type than hand-write. I admit that most Emmie Arnold Posted on January 22, 2020
Connection Invited to Walk in Others’ Shoes: The Gift of Working as a Hospital Chaplain The other night, I went to my friends’ home for dinner. I got to hang out with their two young girls while I was there. It Emmie Arnold Posted on November 23, 2019
Culture, Family, Life What We Love | Empowering Compliments for Girls “A major task of parenting is communicating your values to children. Don’t let an avoidable linguistic habit send an Emmie Arnold Posted on January 23, 2019
Family 6 Extracurricular Activities That Help Kids Develop Social and Emotional Maturity For most parents, raising a child is a beautiful but challenging experience. When your child is shy or introverted, one of Kacey Mya Posted on January 6, 2019
Family, Inspiration Playing with Nature: How to Spark Creativity at a Young Age Children are constantly learning, growing and creating. Especially young children, who are easily influenced by any and Kacey Mya Posted on January 4, 2019
Essays, Family, Self Care Charm School and Learning to Stand I’m trying to explain charm school to my daughter. Is this even still a thing? Do mothers still sign their girls up for Nanea Hoffman Posted on October 17, 2018