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Guest AuthorJuly 6, 2016

One recent night I sat in a stadium — being eaten by mosquitoes — with my 14-year-old daughter and watched a women’s soccer game. Last summer, after saving for a year, I took my daughter to Canada two weeks for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. I walked a mile from parking to the stadium every […]

Guest AuthorMay 10, 2016

I have a coloring book and pretty pencils to color with. I know many of you do, as well. But the difference between you and me may be this: I have had an addiction to all things colorful, crafty, stationery, and office supply for my entire life. My office-supply addiction is so insane that people […]

Guest AuthorMarch 4, 2016

There are people who I am thankful for in the trajectory of my “success” in life, especially my family and my elementary school librarian, Mrs. Walker. I was Mrs. Walker’s student assistant in third and fourth grades. I ran errands and alphabetized the checkout cards. But mostly I read books. And she encouraged me to […]

Tag: Yolanda Hood

Yolanda Hood: The sacrifices we parents make — even when we don’t understand why

Yolanda Hood: My addiction to all things colorful, crafty, and office supply

Yolanda Hood: We all have the right to read what we want