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What I Saw Changed My Life
From as far back as I can remember I have been reserved. It was easy to let my classmates fight over who would answer our teachers’ questions. It was comfortable to stay in the shadows and let others lead. It was painless to hold back and wait. Someone always jumped...
Beginning Today
We can’t move forward when we’re constantly looking backward. It’s true. Have you ever tried it? Stumbling, fumbling, walking right into things. It’s impossible to go forward. But we say we want to. We declare that we must move forward. But it’s the looking back,...
My One Hundredth Birthday
It was many years ago but the memory of it still brings a smile.'l My first graders wanted to celebrate my birthday and quite spontaneously I said "Let's celebrate my one hundredth birthday." Giggles and cheers filled the room. "I'll celebrate it now since I'm not...
Living “Out of the Box’
Remember the thrill you’d feel when as a child you knew that summer vacation was coming? I, as teacher, would write the number of days left on the board and each day as an important ritual I’d erase the old number and write with bold numerals the correct number. A...
OUCH! I Made A Mistake
I thought I was learning well. Or so it seemed to me. Yes, since I signed up with Duolingo to learn Russian I was pumped to learn. I zoomed through the lessons mastering a few words and often by trial and error managed to move from one level to the next. Honestly I...
Tough Moments, Tender Hearts
Well it’s January 2023 and I’m glad to embrace a new year. There is something about a fresh start that motivates and fills me with hope. New calendars and new beginnings – we all need them. We all live in a fallen world and deal with tough situations. There are no...
The Write Move
We oftentimes hear about the difficulty of making connections in this digital world - the impact on relationships the loneliness many people feel but is there anything we can do? Anything that is sure to make a positive impact? Yes, let me reassure you there is...
He Sees You
She sat in the back and I watched her. Quiet, serious, alone. While the other children pressed close to my rocking chair longing to get closer to me, she sat in the motionless. Watching. What made her so detached from the other students? Sitting there. Alone. I...
Dealing With Discouragement
The rain outside seemed to match the discouragement I felt. Life had been tough. No matter how hard I prayed nothing seemed to change. And since my focus was on change, an answer, relief, healing, help and more, my discouragement mounted. Then to put the icing on the...
Fighting Discouragement
Joseph in the pit was discouraged David in the cave felt alone. Samuel knowing Saul was depending on himself was sad, and discouraged and given to moan. I, too, have found myself discouraged. Seeing the defeat of God’s plan. My heart has given way to sadness...