At the end of every summer, I try to create a post or two to get teachers in the right frame of mind for the beginning of a new school year, because, well, I need it. So, I just figure the rest of the teachers out there aren’t that different. And at the beginning of [...]
Well teachers, we are halfway through another year. For some of you, you are counting down to retirement… but for the rest of us, we are still counting up. Regardless of where you stand on your teaching journey, I bet we all share one thing in common - we are tired. Mentally. Physically. Emotionally. Tired. [...]
So, two things have been bouncing around in my heart this summer. One, I have been working on my prayer life. It is a weakness of mine. I could catalog all the reasons and excuses, but let’s just say I have trouble controlling my thoughts (I know, go figure). As one of the solutions, [...]
I sometimes wonder about Jesus while He was here on earth. Could He remember heaven while he was down here? And if so, was He thinking I left heaven for this?!? Sure, He was God, but He was also human and I know that is what I would be thinking. Since Jesus was a perfect [...]
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 [...]
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 am very intentional in the fact that I do not watch the news. I know some may say I am not being a responsible citizen and I understand that, but me not watching the news is like an alcoholic avoiding the bars. I worry too much and the news gives me more to worry [...]
