I’m convinced the Lord gave me the privilege of being a parent so that I could observe ridiculous, immature behavior and then have to admit that I might as well be looking in a mirror. Take, for instance, dinner time.
Once upon a time, there was little girl with the most sensitive little spirit. She wanted desperately to have friends, to join in the conversations of the other fifth grade girls, to feel included. As she listened to the girls talk about music, she...
Picture if you will a middle school humanities classroom abounding with tireless energy, specialized humor, and, of course, ubiquitous questioning. When I began teaching the concept of worldviews, I soon realized that my students were just not...
Like the days of Nehemiah, we must rebuild the walls of schools. Every year we end school a bit broken down: kids stream out and leave piles of broken pencils, notebooks, and binders; textbooks are worn out; carpets are dirty; teachers are,...
Often the simple things can have the biggest impact on our kids, especially timely words of encouragement.
It’s Christmas time...the most wonderful time of the year! During this time I love nothing more than to give gifts to the ones I love.I put so much time and energy into selecting just the right gift for each person...one I just know they will love...
For my family, what began as tradition was defined and transformed by one Latin word.
My firstborn was in sixth grade when the word entered our home and renewed our Christmas celebration.When my children were little, we desired for their childhood...
If you’ve been in church for any length of time, I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase, “in the world, but not of it”. It comes from John 17:14-15 when Jesus, giving his final teaching to his disciples before going to the cross, paints a picture of what...
