by MO VEAR | Dec 2, 2016 | Alcoholism, Blog, Family, Friends, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Recovery, Teaching, The more serious..., You Are Not Alone
I know of a man that died recently. He was three months shy of turning one-hundred and one. He was an alcoholic. Born in 1915 after the advent of the first world war, he lived through the Depression, the second world war, and the terrorists’ attacks on September...
by MO VEAR | May 12, 2017 | Best Of, Blog, Faith, Family, Hope, Kids, Kindness, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, Parents Dying, Prayer, Teaching, Truth
My Mom was always up for playing a game and if there wasn’t a game to play, she would make one up – especially when I was little, and especially if it helped her to occupy my time. We played one game every week that was a cross between Tic-Tac-Toe and...
by MO VEAR | Jan 13, 2017 | Blog, Education, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Friends, High School, Hope, Kids, Kindness, LaLumiere, Life Lessons, Love, McDonald's, Notre Dame, Richard Webster, Teaching, Writing, You Are Not Alone
One time, When I was in high school and going through the college admission’s process, my English teacher, Ed Breslin, told me that life isn’t always about what you know; often, he said, it’s about who you know. I didn’t even know what he...
by MO VEAR | Dec 16, 2016 | Blog, Family, Friends, Hope, Kids, Life Lessons, Love, Motherhood, Recovery, Teaching, Writing, You Are Not Alone
Have you ever gotten through an entire day without feeling uncomfortable? After suffering a panic attack before teaching a writing class at the library last month, the director from a recovery house called to ask if I would consider teaching that same class to the...
by MO VEAR | Nov 25, 2016 | Blog, Family, Friends, Guest Writers, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, Teaching, You Are Not Alone
When you marry, do you have to marry the family too? I married Andy, the youngest of eight, and from the very beginning I knew I was marrying his family, but it’s been a blessing in more ways than the number of us that have multiplied over the years. I’ve...
by MO VEAR | Nov 4, 2016 | Blog, Family, Friends, Getting Fired, Identity Crisis, Identity Theft, Kids, Life Lessons, Motherhood, New Job, Teaching, Writing, You Are Not Alone
Do you ever feel like someone might steal your identity? Not me; I don’t have one – yet. I’m looking though. Since my kids are growing up at an alarming pace and I’m feeling downsized, I’ve been faced with the challenge of finding my...
