Recently I spoke with a friend whose child was struggling with reading. I asked what the problem was and the parent said he just didn’t…
Vikkilynn SmithJuly 30, 2019
I had dropped my students off for lunch and made my way into my colleague’s room. I found her on the floor in a ball…
Vikkilynn SmithMarch 1, 2019
In a world of chaos and uncertainty, we often walk the streets of the world with a jaded point of view. There was a time…
Vikkilynn SmithJanuary 30, 2019
...words like heal, help, dream and ignite others inspire us to be bigger than we are and better than we every hoped to be...
Vikkilynn SmithJanuary 14, 2019
I ran the mop across the wood floors, a task that I had done many times before. Today was a heavy clean to wash away…
Vikkilynn SmithNovember 7, 2018
You pull up to a red light on the street in your fancy car…or truck and you look at the person next to you. You…
Vikkilynn SmithOctober 26, 2018
The darkness set in as we kept pace with the other children in the neighborhood. Most were running, trying to hit every house on the…
Vikkilynn SmithOctober 23, 2018
I shoved the last suitcase into the back of the truck, sighing, I closed the door with a crashing slam, loud enough to startle…
Vikkilynn SmithSeptember 24, 2018
The breeze fluttered the leaves above her head as she trotted around the yard. Ears perked high, tail sailing in the wind; she was ready…
Vikkilynn SmithJuly 16, 2018