If you have been around me very much, you have probably heard me say that the classroom is my mission field. I truly believe God placed me in the teaching profession in order to be light and salt to the students I teach. I believe that of all teacher-believers. But let’s face it, when we [...]
Abiding
Remember Your Purpose
On June 20th, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed and it was full of memories of a former student. Two years prior he was killed suddenly in a car accident. Family and friends posted memories and encouragement all throughout the day. As I scrolled, I too remembered my time with JD. He was one [...]
I am a Public School Teacher
I wrote this several years ago. If memory serves me right, I read something on Facebook that aggravated me so this was my private response. I thought this would be a good time to make it public for a few reasons. One, we will be gearing back up for school soon and hopefully it will [...]
Living Out Proverbs 3:5-6
Why do you mom?
10 Things you need to know to Understand Teachers.
So this week is Teacher Appreciation Week, which probably means it is Nurse Appreciation Week and maybe a few other thankless professions that somehow get lumped all in one week, because people know we will do our job no matter what. So, sorry if I am coming off a little bitter here. I don’t [...]
Good Habits: How to Create a Bible Study Habit
#Momlife and 10 Things I am Going to Miss
Life after the Cross

Spring break is over. Easter is just a recent memory. Life is back to normal. The anticipation of Easter and relaxed family time has been replaced with busy baseball days, standardized testing stress, and a general lack of sleep. All the other things spring really means. Even as I sit here, I feel a stress-induced [...]