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Courtesy Photo: Aviva at her very first piano lesson at The Candyman Strings & Things—small hands on the keys, beginning a beautiful musical journeyThree Generations, One Song, and the Gift of OpportunityBy Jen Paul Schroer Aviva is six years old and learning to...
Courtesy photo: The Schroer family.What Breaks Us, Builds Us: Notes from a Year of Grief, Grace, and GrowthBy Jen Paul Schroer I’ve taken a pause from writing. A long one. A full year, in fact. For someone whose life has been built on stories—sharing them, shaping...
Courtesy photo: Lisette and mom Natalie Runyan in their element at Ute Lake.From skiing to rock climbing to sailing, the Adaptive Sports Program New Mexico makes sports and recreation accessible to allBy Camille Romero As the development director for the Adaptive...
Notes from Jen Love and CaregivingI learned many things from my mother, Terry, including how to be a fierce advocate for those in need of medical care. Before she had children, my mom was a nurse. Her specialty and passion was caring for premature babies in the...
Note From Jen By Jen Paul Schroer Oh my gosh! Summer is coming to an end, and this back-to-school season has me stressed. Friends were waking up early and waiting in line for hours to enroll their kids in after-school care at Genoveva Chavez Community Center, only to...
Note from Jen Our “Becoming a Parent” StoryBy Jen Paul Schroer I’ve shared before with readers that I had my two kiddos a little later in life. Not by choice, but by circumstance. I got married in my early thirties, and we could not get pregnant for years. Infertility...
I am ready for a new season. I love the winter, the snow, the crisp air, the holidays, and especially the posole. But for some reason, this year I am ready for spring. I crave longer days so I can watch the sunset after I get home from work. I want to play outside...
Life-long Learning for All New Mexicans Access to a World-Class Education and a Thriving Future “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” — Dr. Seuss This school year is our first year having a...