Where living an amazing life never gets old
Since there are an almost infinite number of books and a finite amount of time in which to read them before I close my last chapter, I generally have certain “criteria” when picking a novel. I try to find books that have interesting plot lines and compelling characters. Unless I am in the mood for…
If Race to Nowhere isn’t playing near you, call up your local school right now and arrange a screening. Focusing on the unparalleled physical and mental toll homework, standardized tests and AP classes are taking on our children, this documentary is determined to be a catalyst for change. Lois was so mad, sad and scared after watching…
It’s one of the most talked-about movies of the year, and it’s only opened in a handful of theaters so far. Oprah has done two shows about it, and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has donated $100 million to the Newark, New Jersey school system because of it. Waiting for ‘Superman’ takes a tough and emotional look…
One one thousand, two one thousand, three one thousand. I would lie awake in bed at night, counting from the crack of thunder to the explosive flash of lightning. Windows rattled and my heart pounded in synchronicity during those summer Mid-western thunderstorms. The novel, The Handbook for Lightning Strike Survivors, awakens our own personal experiences…
If you want to learn anything about surfing, Dana Brown’s films are the ones to watch. The son of legendary filmmaker Bruce Brown — who brought the sport to the big screen with Endless Summer — Dana is following in his father’s footprints and creating some of the most exciting surf documentaries out there. His latest, Highwater,…
My father would be the first to confirm my lifetime membership in the “Rebels from the Start” club. Indeed, even as you read this, I’m quietly using instructional time to teach basic morals, manners and “The Golden Rule” in school, while donning white after Labor Day, so the title of this book was literally SCREAMING…
Lois says: When Sara was two years old, she would leave her shoes by the front door before she went to bed and, in the morning, she’d point to them and say, “Go.” Whether we were going to the park, to the grocery store or just to walk the dog, Sara was ready. There was…
The middle school years can be some of the most difficult in a girl’s life. There’s so much going on inside — and outside — of their bodies. And, unfortunately, “mean girls” is not just a movie. After experiencing all of that herself, Haley Kilpatrick decided to take a stand and make a difference. She founded Girl…
