I was sweating even before 10 in the morning, trying to finish my morning coffee, but deciding it was just too hot. My daughter had her toys spread out on her blanket, playing, while the rest of us chatted and cheered. We spent two baseball games like this before leaving the complex for lunch. As [...]
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 [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
