Don’t you want a glimpse of my new Spanish classroom? School starts in two weeks, and I’ve been working day by day to create a cozy space. I decorate with apples at home in September, to celebrate school starting, so I thought I’d bring apples to my class. (Caleb said, No, Mom. Not aaaapples!!! He’s…
I can barely breathe right now. I went from months of unemployed bliss and little responsibility to being employed as a teacher (so much work!) and getting ready to teach a Bible study for women on Wednesday nights. I guess somewhere in there people in this house are going to want clean underwear and milk…
I only have one short thought for you that comes from lying on the couch with a low-grade fever for three days. Thank God for 98.6. (How great is this picture for playing on your sympathy!) I once heard a professor argue for the existence of a Creator, and he urged us to consider the tight specifications by…
What I miss most about Texas (besides the people, the brisket, and Chick-fil-A) is the torrential rainstorms. The most memorable deluge unleashed four inches of rain in one hour. The ground and the drains could not contain it all, and it was frightening and fascinating. I was stranded in the cafeteria and foolishly decided to run…
I don’t know who you are –maybe the life of the party? The get-it-done-right? The serve-quietly-from-the-back? As for me, I’m the bulldozer. Sometimes this is good. Like when an old structure needs to come down and be carried away. Or when new ground needs to be dug up. Or when something needs to be pushed…
I sent in a whole stack of devotional writings to a publication. They said, “Allow six months for a response.” Well, it’s been six months, and I just received a whole stack of rejection emails. And I think back to when I had to bend down on my knees to look my little boy in…
Recently I posted a blog entitled Is Self-Pity a Sin? Several hours after publishing that blog I opened my email to see a short note from my employer of 11 years. She regretted to inform me that as of the following Friday they would have no more work for me. My first reaction was pain….
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