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 [...]
