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Sunday, January 31st, 2010I’m guilty. Yes, I have talked on my cell while driving. Yes, I thought I had it under control. And while I didn’t text while driving (now THAT one I don’t quite understand), I would, periodically, start a text at a stop light, stop when I began moving, and try to continue the [...]
“Growing Up Online”
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008As many of you know, I teach high school – grades 9 and 12. As they often share with me different aspects of their lives, I am increasingly flabbergasted at the amount of time children spend online. I am actually floored that their way of making friends and interacting with those friends is [...]
Whoever Said Growing Up Was Easy?
Tuesday, June 19th, 2007In a comment The New Parent kindly left me in response to my last post, he stated:
“…there’s a saying I kinda remember: we spend our days worrying about the future, lamenting our pasts, ever forgetting our present. Sometimes I’ve found that the pain I remember evaporates as I allow the energy of joy into my [...]
Steps Made Firm
Friday, June 1st, 2007I heard a story about this man.
He was told, “Go…” He was to leave the unfamiliar.
“In leaving the unfamiliar, you will be blessed beyond what you can imagine. Oh, and by the way, because of you, others will be blessed as well.”
So he dared to go. He left the comforts of his [...]
Being Comfortable In An “Unsettled” Place
Thursday, May 31st, 2007For those of you who’ve been reading my blog the past few days, you know that I’ve been struggling in a place that I don’t feel quite comfortable, a place I’m trying to make sense of. The wonderful readers of my blog gave me some wonderful encouragement and advice, and I’d like to share [...]
Unsettledness
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007School’s out. I’ve got about 10 weeks off. Vacation! You’d think? Rest? Probably not.
Yes, I’m a bit unsettled.
I’m not quite comfortable with where I am right now. I’m about to be a stay-at-home mom for the summer. How in the world do women who do it full-time, all [...]
Are You Unsettled?
Saturday, May 26th, 2007
“People wish to be settled: only as far as they are unsettled is there any hope for them.”
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In the Beginning…
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007I see her often. A little girl. She’s about four years old. She is wearing a powder blue dress. She is walking in the house with her back toward the wall, sliding against it ever so slowly, like there’s something amiss. Like she’s trying to hide something. And [...]
Five Favorites For Friday – Week Ending Feb. 23, 2007
Friday, February 23rd, 2007Time flies when you’re having fun! It seems that it was just yesterday that I posted last week’s Five Favorites For Friday, and yet, another week is just about done. I discovered some posts this week that generally covered the areas of personal growth and development, but I stumbled upon a very funny post as well. In no [...]
Why Do We Pound Them Into The Ground?
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007As a high school teacher of Biblical studies, I try to provide an environment where my students can discuss any topic and know they are in a safe environment to do so. Today, though, for a time, my students wanted to rag on teachers they’ve had in the past. As I listened for a few moments, I [...]
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