On graduation night at Parents' Academy, families are blessed with two complete outfits for their young children because of the generosity of Assistance League Volunteers.

We make a huge investment of time in our children. It seems like we never get a moment to ourselves....little ones require ALL our time. That time spells love to them.

My daddy... Richard Ficklin Young, with a pile of children on his lap. I am the privileged one with half a lap to myself in this photo. My sister was an only child for almost two years when I came along. My brother followed me in 13 months, so sharing Daddy's lap was a...

You don't start with , "I know just how you feel". Because you don't. Even if you have gone through a similar experience, your feelings are as unique as your fingerprints.

My role as a teacher now, working with parents, is also magical. Helping parents grow to be the most supportive and most important teachers their child will ever have is a new kind of magic.

Hearing that no one else has it "Pinterest perfect" and no one else has all the answers gives us a bit of hope. Parenting is as much about learning as it is about teaching.

Children who have been "read to" by countless videos and learning shows are expanding their vocabulary and knowledge, but they are missing out on one essential element... CONNECTION to you!

No matter what you think you know, there are a MILLION things you don't know when you suddenly have full ownership of a small human.

So WHY do I give to BSA? because I believe in the programs and the mission of this amazing ministry!

Yesterday, as I was putting away a tool in my garden shed, I spotted this bright gecko sunning himself. He was taking a short rest from  a busy day, jumping from leaf to leaf, climbing on my garden art and looking for small bugs to feed his gecko tummy.  I stopped a mo...