Why You Should Attend a College Fair
Note: Due to technical issues I haven't been able to access my blog for several days. My apologies for not being able to publish new content! Believe me, it's been a vigorous exercise in frustration. Thanks for your continued interest and for sharing this series...
Not Now Doesn’t Mean Not Ever
I. I remember it like it was yesterday, when a new-to-me-speaker posed a question that crawled under my skin and has been itching ever since– “Are you the kind of person who walks into a room and declares, ‘Here I am!’ or do you walk into the room and say,...
Good, Necessary and Right :: a WONDERFUL guest post for #31Days
While I'm on the road today, I am tickled pink to introduce you to a wonderful friend of mine, Shelly Wildman. Shelly and I were brought together in a magical way -- I'm pretty sure she was searching for something about Kiawah Island and landed on my blog-- and...
How to Choose The Best College (Part 1) #31Days
With 2,870 four-year colleges in the US and an additional 1, 700+ two-year institutions, is there such thing as the "best" college for a student? When you're in the throes of making a decision, it sure feels that way. Choosing well is important because the college...
The Breakfast Club :: on friendship and the ministry of “me, too”
Her tears were watery magnifiers – incredible resolve damming a river – making her impossibly blue eyes look bigger and bluer. I hadn’t known when we made our plans the conversation would go so deep, so fast. Right about then my Belgian waffle arrived, gloriously...
Around/About: The “Short & Sweet” Edition
A collection of links I love, sites I like and interesting reads. I'm thoroughly enjoying writing my 31 Days series for the college-bound student, and I'm grateful for those of you who are following or passing along to parents of middle- and high schoolers....
What to Expect When You’re a Parent of a Senior
As I mentioned at the beginning, my October series will alternate posts for the senior in high school who's in the throes of the college application process AND for the younger students who have a year - or five - before they have to start thinking about it. While...
On Ownership: Parents Aren’t the Ones Headed to College
Last time we discussed the influence you have in helping your child consider what field of study (s)he might pursue, particularly for those who are having a hard time figuring out what they want to do. Identifying college major potentially has great bearing...
Dream-casting: One of the most important ways to help your college-bound student
{Haven't yet subscribed? Please do!} Do you remember how you would answer the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" when you were around five or six? What would prompt us to do that, to ask children to speculate as to what they'd be doing in 20 or 30...