Raven Edwards

Just like the “How to be a Perfect Parent” book that still doesn’t exist, I don’t think there is any real guideline for how long The Perfect Parent lets their kids trick or treat....

Every week you see the headlines – a long list of college and pro athletes hurt in the previous night’s game. With top-level physicians and therapists on their side, I usually figure that their recovery...

Like most mamas of school-age kids, my “new year” does not start on January 1st. The first day of school is what marks a brand new year for us – our calendar is full,...

After working in elementary classrooms for several years, I realized that what one of my favorite mentor teachers told me is true: “Believe about 50% of what they come home and tell you about...

I’ll admit it – I am a lover of crafts and would live in a cottage piled high with cardstock, paint pens, and coloring books if it were socially acceptable. So rainy days have...

Every mother knows that what they say is true – when you have a baby, your life changes overnight. But what they forget to tell you, and what took me by complete surprise, is...

There are two kinds of people in this world - those who call them "fireflies" and those who know them only as "lightning bugs." I grew up in East Tennessee and will always be...