Where has the time gone? I'm not a techy, and my children tell me I am technology challenged. Where was I when the PC and internet became such an integral part of peoples' lives? I was having children, playing with them, taking them on walks, cooking for and with them, serving in scouts, nursery, etc., tutoring struggling students, cleaning house, reading good literature, and the list goes on.

I like having a computer and am happy to report we were able to save up and get a good working machine that will increase our ability to learn and communicate via technology. I feel spread thin enough now, but I am working on Knowledge in the Young Women Personal Progress program and hope to incorporate some new computer skills as a result, as well as taking some classes to update my credentials so I am more marketable in the hiring lane. It's a competitive market out there with Professional Certification and National Board Certification for teachers. I still have an edge: experience and insights. Those precious years I spent with my children as they were growing up created some amazing learning experiences.

I may seem old and under qualified, yet I think I have some things to offer that all the credentials one can earn cannot show on paper: a PhD in mothering and nurturing.