Articles by Megan Rathz

If you’re a dog person, you understand dog people and get it. If you’re not, you don’t. You’ve either experienced the relationship with a dog and know what it means…

I never thought of myself as someone who was going to have a stepparent. I grew up with a very solid and traditional family nucleus; I knew my parents would…

There is magic in the air, right? And by jolly magic, I mean there is a great deal of stress. We all have our to-do lists. There are last-minute gifts…

One thing my husband and I started when we first got together was a tradition of exchanging a snow globe and a Christmas village. I remember one day as a…

There is something about becoming a parent that makes the holidays magical. When you’re a kid, the holidays are magical just because they are filled with so much excitement and…

This is my 14th year teaching fourth grade. My students present an All Saints’ Day Celebration of the Saints where the children choose a saint to research, write a report…

Everyone has that one special place in their lives that they consider to be their happy place. It might be a spot in your backyard or neighborhood. Maybe it’s your…

I look at my two- and four-year-old son and daughter and see the closeness they share. I so frequently wish that time would just stand still. I see their friendship…

September has always been a special month for my husband and me. My favorite September was in 2011. I was 23 years old working as a second-year teacher in the…