I Don’t Often Make a Chocolate Cake From Scratch, But When I Do…
This is the best chocolate cake I have ever baked and worth the extra effort…
Mary Yana Burau
Mary Yana Burau is author of the book, “It’s a Great Day To…Gather Around a Table” and an alumni of the University of Michigan School of Education. She writes on family, children & social issues.
The Balanced Person
Leading up to tomorrow’s University of Michigan Game against OSU, I got to thinking about what it takes to lead players to the Big Game and the Big Game of Life…
🍎 Be Grateful
This week we celebrate Thanksgiving. It is a perfect opportunity to teach your children the meaning of the word “grateful” and to reflect on what they are grateful for in their life…
🍽️ Roasting a Whole Cauliflower & One Last Thought on Thanksgiving Dinner
This week, Roasting a whole head of Cauliflower and one last thought on Thanksgiving Dinner…
✏️ What Lens Do You See Life Through?
Sometimes it’s easy to understand where someone is coming from when we realize the lens they are looking at life through…
🍎 Teaching Your Children Why We Celebrate Thanksgiving
Do your children know why we celebrate Thanksgiving? Do they know why the Pilgrims came to the New World? These are very good topics to discuss this month as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving…
✏️ Peeling Back the Onion
The theme for this week’ comes from all the corruption we’ve seen lately in politics, the business world & college administration…