by Pat McCaw | Aug 27, 2017 | parenting, Pat's Chat
Parenting needs to come with a rule book. I may have a few college degrees, but a secondary education doesn’t prepare you for teenage girls and raising responsible adults. I have a good handle on keeping them well-fed and healthy, and I routinely enforce a good...
by Pat McCaw | Aug 20, 2017 | Pat's Chat, picture books
News headlines of hate and people run down in the streets. How do we talk to our children about this? I live in Midwest Iowa in a predominantly white, rural community. I know white privilege, but my goal is to learn, understand, listen and respect everyone equally. In...
by Pat McCaw | Aug 12, 2017 | Back to school, Pat's Chat
Ten days and counting until the bus pulls up and whisks the girls away to another year of school. I should be doing cartwheels across the lawn because their bickering and whining will cease, the constant need to entertain will end, and silence can wrap me up like a...
by Pat McCaw | Aug 5, 2017 | Pat's Chat, Writing tips
I compare my writing journey to a blossom striving to bloom into a fabulous flower as I continue to learn. Practice and commitment are the water and sunshine my flowers need to flourish. Over the last five years, I learned an enormous amount of...
