Lindsey ActonMay 2510 minChapter 14: My Son's First Lockdown DrillOn August 4, 2019, I sent my only baby to preschool. That morning, I woke him up, I picked out his clothes, I packed his lunch, and I...
Lindsey ActonDec 30, 20217 minReflections on Leaving the Classroom: One Semester DownFor the first time in my adult life, I am sitting in my house during the last week of December having not just finished a teaching...
Lindsey ActonNov 22, 20216 minEmpty Couch CushionsAbout a year ago, well nine months ago, but it feels like a year, I wrote about how to love a family with cancer. We had just become “a...
Lindsey ActonNov 20, 20211 minHeart-Centered Classroom Management (Behavior Flip)https://blog.behaviorflip.com/heart-centered-classroom-management/
Lindsey ActonAug 17, 20215 minLeaning InFor 15 years and some change—15 days’ worth of change, to be exact, I have had the best job in the world. I am a teacher. And for almost...
Lindsey ActonAug 2, 20214 minWhen He Walks AwayDear Mama, I hear you’re sending your baby to Kindergarten. A real school. With a principal and teachers and book rental fees and the...
Lindsey ActonMay 20, 20216 minNormal ThingsI sliced an onion the other night. And it made me cry. Onions usually make me cry, but this one made me cry for a different reason. You...
Lindsey ActonMay 3, 20215 minThe AskingAs we begin Teacher Appreciation Week in what has felt like the longest, hardest school year in human history, I think it is important to...
Lindsey ActonApr 20, 20217 minHow to Drive out DarknessToday is Tuesday, April 20. It is the 14th anniversary of the day that changed my life forever. It is the anniversary of the day that I...
Lindsey ActonApr 15, 20216 minThe Dichotomy of CancerI am tired today. Like, really tired. The kind of tired that you can feel in your bones, the kind that feels like all the fight has been...
Lindsey ActonApr 6, 20218 minYou are Meant to do Some Things Alone...I’ve been trying to write for three weeks. Each time, I think, “I need a topic,” and then I let that thought fall away, claiming the...
Lindsey ActonMar 4, 20216 minWinter is HereThree weeks ago, there were ten inches of snow on the ground, and for days, I felt like I couldn't breathe--snow makes me feel anxious,...
Lindsey ActonFeb 26, 20215 minPeople are THE Investment“Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes.” The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said this, and as I’ve read it over the...
Lindsey ActonFeb 11, 20215 minMy White-Knuckle LifeMonday night, I drove my husband home from Southern Indiana in a snow storm. We left his meeting a little after 8:30pm, and just as we...
Lindsey ActonFeb 4, 20215 minHow to Love a Family With Cancer (And How Not To)You know those Facebook posts—the ones where your friends ask for prayers, or the ones that share bad news? I hate seeing those. I bet...
Lindsey ActonFeb 2, 20214 minThe Burned Bagel: When Breakfast Meets VulnerabilityI burned a bagel not long ago. And I promptly started to sob. On the morning of the burning of the bagel, I woke up groggy after a long...