Blogs of the Week: Parenting, Back to School, Inner Peace

Yes, our job is to cover the news, but sometimes what's best published on our site are the opinions of our readers.

Each week we publish dozens of blogs from people who live and work in our communities.

This week, we're featuring the ones listed below:

Mom Katie Fisher talks about the benefits of being a stay at home mom, sharing experiences from her youth with her child.

Jenna gives readers some advice on which test may be best for them.

Joe Hawkinss discusses why schools should support their highest-achieving students.

Sister Jenna, director of the meditation museum in Silver Spring talks about finding peace in a hectic world.

Anne Samit talks about finding her true self

If you're interested in blogging, all you need is a FREE Patch account and you can begin by writing your first one here on Upper Marlboro Patch.