November 22, 2024 Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and it’s right around the corner. However, as I tell you guys this every year – I get so caught up in the “must-do’s/should-do’s/have to’s” of the season that I forget to...
September 20, 2024 I remember the very early days of being a stay-at-home mom. My daughter was barely 2 and I was pregnant with my son. I wrestled with the idea of staying home for so long. It wasn’t because I didn’t want to – I did, with all my heart –...
August 30, 2024 We’ve all heard the phrase, “The days are long, but the years are short”, at some point in our parenting lives. That saying used to make me so mad, especially when my precious children were very, very young. The days were long. The nights were long....
March 1, 2024 Spring sports are right around the corner. Like, immediately right around the corner. It seems like everyone is posting pictures of their kiddos playing soccer, baseball, t-ball, lacrosse, flag football, gymnastics, dance, cheer – you name it, they...
2/2/2024 Preschool Sunday (January 28, 2024) Good morning. My name is Jessica Slessman and I am the director of Soapstone Preschool. I am honored to speak with you today for our annual Preschool Sunday, a time in which we celebrate the work of our sweet preschool...
January 12, 2023 It’s Registration time, y’all! Another January, another registration period, another exciting wait for the start of a new school year. If you’ve been here for a while, you know my spiel about registering my kids for Soapstone Preschool and how...