by Jessica Madenford | Feb 5, 2023 | Life's Journey
Dear Grammy, As we packed up your home, there were reminders sprinkled everywhere of your dedication to the love you had for your family, as well as challenges in your overall well-being that put love to the test. It was therapeutic to take care of your...
by Jessica Madenford | Sep 18, 2022 | Life's Journey, Stepping Out of The Classroom
When a loved one passes away, it can leave you feeling a rollercoaster of grief. The permanency of death weighs on you like you’re holding up a brick wall while crumbling pieces fall around you, despite your efforts to hold it all together. You know if you move,...
by Jessica Madenford | Apr 3, 2022 | Life's Journey
I couldn’t even mutter the words. How did she get inside my head? What did I say that gave away my secrets? I burst into tears because I knew what was coming. I’ve thought those words. I covered my face, ashamed that breaking down revealed what I had...
by Jessica Madenford | Mar 6, 2022 | Life's Journey
My role in education has been deeply rooted in my self-worth for as long as I can remember. When my parents divorced, I was very young, and that was the beginning of the seeds sprouting into a false sense of value. As my world changed around me, I looked to my...
by Jessica Madenford | Feb 6, 2022 | Life's Journey
It was the morning of November 5, 2021. My first day back to school after a stressful and long quarantine period for myself. On this Friday, my husband was in charge of the at-home virtual schooling of our still-quarantined children while I returned to school to...
