I dreamed last night of a sappy encounter. A greeting of old friends, of hugging and handshakes. Then surprise. Behind me, the guy of my dreams, wrapping his arms around me, telling me I’m more beautiful than he remembered… Then I pushed him away, sobbing. Telling him I loved him, but that I needed to…
Category: Thoughts & Musings
Ash Wednesday & 40 Days of Lent
I’m at school today, wearing a white skirt and tie-dye shirt, flip flops and a bright bandanna. Multi-colored bracelets encircle my wrists. Hoop earrings bigger than my biceps dangle from my ears. Today is hippie day, a mere blip in the mid-winter spirit week. Today is also Ash Wednesday, a date that has for years…
A Glimpse into Life at HOPAC…
In the last two weeks, I’ve received lots of questions about life at HOPAC, the students there, what I’ll be teaching, etc. Some of the answers I know. I’ll be teaching 9-12th grade English Literature. That’s easy. Others, I don’t know so much. But just yesterday, I read the following post, written by Amy, who…
Tanzania-Bound!
I received an official invitation to teach at Haven of Peace Academy in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania for the 2013-2014 school year! See my missions update, “Changing Direction,” for more information.
A Generation of Drifters
When I was young, young children were encouraged to dream of being firefighters or policemen, nurses or mothers. In the last twenty-four years, that ideal of heroism has been exchanged for a much lesser goal. Just last semester, a student in my English class wrote that his goal in life was to be the life…
Hiding in Elijah’s Caves
The darkness seeps in. Shadows overtake. Doubt. Fear. Insufficiency. The whispers drone on with frightening intensity: “You are alone.” “No one cares.” “You can’t do this.” “Your life sucks…and it’s all your fault.” “The pain will never end.” The blight of discouragement and depression strikes each of us at one time or another, regardless of…
#education. #homeschooled. #historybuff.
In the last ten years, the emergence of social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Pinterest and the explosion of Google as a searching powerhouse have opened up endless possibilities for education. Technology, once considered an enemy of education, has now given students and teachers the keys to stepping beyond the classroom walls…
Merry Christmas!
This Christmas season has been fun and special as I have had several opportunities to bless others by caroling for elderly people in the community. Each time, despite the cold and rainy weather, it has been so exciting to see the faces of people light up as we raised a “joyful noise” in singing familiar…
Thinking…
Just a few of the articles I’ve been thinking about lately…. Hope for the Waiting When Your Dreams are Delayed God is Looking for Plodders Scriptures to Meditate on When your Future is Uncertain In all of this, the idea that God is good, God is faithful, and God is in control just keeps on…
Spelunking
Adventure calls from the darkness of the cave, tempting, begging, and pleading for the wanderer to enter. Inside, the perceived black of night is overwhelmed by real dark, the complete absence of light. Inch by inch, tiptoeing forward, the adventurous soul gropes the cave walls, hoping desperately to find solid ground to support the next…
Ride Fierce Racing 