31 for 41: What You Will Be

Dear Donovan, There was once a wise man who visited a school as a guest speaker.  During this man’s presentation, a high school student kept talking, making jokes, and generally being disrespectful.  After the presentation, the school administrator apologized for the unruly student’s behavior, and offered to bring the teenage boy to the speaker soContinue reading “31 for 41: What You Will Be”

31 for 41: Jonathan’s Creator

Dear Donovan, When I was training to be a Prepared Childbirth Educator, I attended an annual conference of the International Childbirth Education Association.  During the conference, I attended a session about best practices right after a baby is born.  A wealth of scientific information was presented about the benefits of skin-to-skin contact, leaving the vernixContinue reading “31 for 41: Jonathan’s Creator”

31 for 41: Like a Medicine

Dear Donovan, When you were in preschool, you used to ask me to repeat the same three jokes over and over again as I drove you to school.  There was the one about the chicken who came to the library, the one about the horse trained by a preacher, and the one about the duckContinue reading “31 for 41: Like a Medicine”