Category: Hope for the 2nd Half

Highlighting Hope

Our human compassion binds us the one to the other – not in pity or patronizingly, but as human beings who have learnt how to turn our common suffering into

Hope for the 2nd Half: Sandee Beckers

Happy Monday! We have a treat for you! When we talk about the “SLOCA community” we are not just referring to the students, parents, and staff. Our community also encompasses

Hope for the 2nd Half: Paul McCullough

We are back with more Hope for the 2nd Half and we have another incredible staff guest blogger. Today, SLOCA High School literature teacher, Paul McCullough, eloquently defines hope, reminds

Hope for the 2nd Half: Sarah McCurdy Weinschenk

It is the beginning of another week and this challenging year continues to ask a lot of our hope reserves, which is why we seek to share with you stories

Hope for the 2nd Half: Ariana Spaulding

At the beginning of the summer when I (Sharon) reached out to several SLOCA parents asking them if they would contribute to the blog this summer, I was nervous that

Hope for the 2nd Half: Jaime Hendrickson

This year has been rough and the light at the end of the tunnel can seem like a minuscule pinprick that continues to be blocked by a barrage of hard

Hope for the 2nd Half: Sharon Cumberland

Hello, Down Home readers. It is Monday again and we have made it to about the halfway mark of summer. Anyone else ready to get off the rollercoaster ride that

Hope for the 2nd Half: Erin Hellar

Hello and welcome to the start of another week of summer. Have you been enjoying our summer series, Hope for the 2nd Half? Today SLOCA mom, Erin Hellar reflects on

Hope for the 2nd Half: Gina Planeta

Hello and happy Monday! Here to kick off our summer series, Hope for the 2nd Half is track B mom, Gina Planeta. If you are in need of some encouragement

Hope for the 2nd Half

“Hope” is the thing with feathers – by Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words