Congratulations to all MomsHooPray Class of 2026! Your Hoos will walk the lawn and you'll joyfully celebrate them with loud cheering, cameras at the ready and cowbells clanging! How timely that I reread the post below just last night—written by one of our very own Zoom MomsHooPray, Celeste Zuch, from Dallas TX. It's encouraging and... Continue Reading →
Yellow jackets! Flying crazily in and out of a space between our Hardy Plank siding and the outer wall of our house. Hundreds of these ferocious critters had invaded that slim space doing who knows what! What if they managed to get inside? A home invasion—could that happen? "Of course it could!" my Worst Case... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to all MomsHooPray with Class of 2025 Graduates! In just a few weeks you too will watch your student "Walk the Lawn!" My own celebration way back in 2014 began with "sightings" of other MomsHooPray members. In the vast crowds of Valedictory and Final Exercises, I saw them. Unexpectedly spotting familiar faces, exchanging a... Continue Reading →
The official start of Autumn is just around the corner—and already—the Off Grounds Housing Panic has set in. In hopes of keeping you and your Hoo from being swept onto the crazy train of hand wringing and confusion, our updated Housing Tips can be found in the link below. It's full of wise counsel from... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to all MomsHooPray with Class of 2024 Graduates! My own celebration way back in 2014 began with "sightings" of other MomsHooPray members. In the vast crowds of Valedictory and Final Exercises, I saw them. Unexpectedly spotting familiar faces, exchanging a wave, giving a quick hug or sending a text, "I SEE YOU!" felt like... Continue Reading →
Moving is hard, even if it's a much-anticipated destination. I know this first hand. Moving from Northern Virginia into our "CharlottesVilla" involved months of planning, packing, and unpacking. Not to mention meeting and making new friends and finding my way around. And adjusting to a different culture. (apologies to slower, gentler Charlottesvillians from the driver... Continue Reading →
Majoring In Prayer For Our Hoos 