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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Living Out Proverbs 3:5-6
At the beginning of 2018, I prayed that God would lead me to a verse that would be my verse for the year. Instantly, He brought Proverbs 3:5-6 to mind, but I didn’t want that verse. Please don’t take this the wrong way, but it just seemed cheesy and over-used. Everybody - believer or not [...]
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Why do you mom?
So why do you mom? Why is it that you get up every morning and do what you do? Change diapers. Pack lunches. Wash clothes. Clean toilets. Drive little people everywhere. All so that you can do it all over again. Why do you do it? Do you do it because you always wanted kids [...]
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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 [...]
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Good Habits: How to Create a Bible Study Habit
I can’t say this enough. If you are not happy, content, satisfied in your Christian life… If you feel like you are missing something… If you feel unfulfilled… I bet you are not reading the Bible as you should. I have been a Christian for 29 years, but it wasn’t until about 5 years ago [...]
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#Momlife and 10 Things I am Going to Miss
Life is crazy and with kids, many times it is down right insane. Today, I will leave my house at 6:20 in the morning and I probably won’t make it home until after nine, and we will still need showers and I will have to do a host of other things to prepare for tomorrow. [...]
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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 [...]
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Bring Focus to Your Day with Three Simple Questions
Our mornings are important. Whether we want to admit it or not, the way we begin the day, sets the tone for the rest of the day. I am sure you know exactly what I mean. Think of some of your worst days lately… Did they begin with lost shoes? Spilled coffee? Or a sick [...]
