Judy Lindquist

What will your physical space say about your values? That was a question that was posed to the new teachers during our induction sessions...

I just spent this last week as part of our county’s Great Beginnings Team of facilitators. This is a week in which the teachers who are...

Apparently, there is a new trend in home decorating in which books are shelved facing backward, so their spines are inside and all you...

I was recently chatting with my 9 year old granddaughter about how her swim team practices were going. Now that she was a few weeks into...

It has certainly been an eventful and stressful few weeks. With the challenges of covid still on the fringes of our everyday life, even...

Earlier this month I had the privilege of attending a week-long Teacher Institute on Early American History. It was intense, inspiring,...

I have been thinking a great deal about letters lately. Last week, I had the privilege of participating in a George Washington Summer...

Whether you count summer as starting on the official day when the sun reaches its northernmost point (June 21st this year), or the...

I recently finished reading the book The Light in Hidden Places by Sharon Cameron, and while I thoroughly enjoyed the book, it was her...

Well, year #28 as an elementary school teacher is now in the books. I have spent this last week, packing up my classroom for the summer....

Journal Writing is a pretty broad category. It can be as open-ended as a diary-like book in which personal random thoughts and ideas are...

The first week of May is our National Teacher Appreciation Week. It is a week when students and parents everywhere shower the teachers in...

I always believed that Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. A holiday was put in...

Last week I had the privilege of being a presenter at a Writers’ Conference. Conferences have always been a staple for most industries...

This week was another busy week for School Author Visits, as I had two days of visits, chatting with over 200 students total. This is...

It is early as I post this, so my Easter celebration has not yet begun, but I know it will be wonderful! I will be hosting the extended...

Last week I had the honor of speaking at the Honor Society Induction for Education majors, at the University where I teach. It was a joy...

“Between what happens to us and our response, is a space, and the key to our growth and happiness is how we use that space” Stephen R...

There is no doubt we live in a youth-centric culture. Being young is valued and aging is looked on as something to be kept at bay. ...

One of my favorite gifts is a pillow that says Just One More Chapter. It was given to me last Christmas from very special friends, who...