August 28, 2023 It’s been a hot minute since I wrote my last blog. If you are new to my blog, you will learn quickly – like, right after reading this one – that I am pretty open, honest, and often vulnerable in these blog posts. I write for a lot of...
Preschool Teacher Assistant Soapstone Preschool in North Raleigh is hiring 2 teacher assistant for the 2023-24 school year. These are part-time positions, with hours from 8:30am-1:00pm, Monday-Friday. Applicants must love children, must be a team player, and be...
March 24, 2023 Fourteen years ago, my husband and I went downtown to watch my uncle get his head shaved for an organization called St. Baldrick’s, a foundation that raises money for children’s cancer research. We had never heard of it before, but we found ourselves on...
February 24, 2023 Vulnerable post alert. Today I cried. My husband and I went to our children’s school to have a parent conference with our daughter’s teacher, and then we ran into the guidance counselor on the way out and had a discussion about our son. I sat in my...
January 29, 2023 Preschool Sunday Message Good morning. For those of you who do not know me, my name is Jessica Slessman and today I am here as both a member of our congregation and as Soapstone’s preschool director. I am just so happy to be with you all this...