An interesting phenomenon occurs every week. Monday. I have no scientific explanation for the lethargic zombie that seems to walk in my shoes and attempt to teach on Mondays. As one teacher in my building keeps posted on her door throughout the school year, "I am confusing myself with my own confusion." Apt description for... Continue Reading →
Don’t get too excited yet
Somehow I feel very proud of myself. Breathing a sigh of relief, I pause to reflect... I survived - my students survived - Day 2 of the 2012-2013 school year. While that feels like an incredible accomplishment right now, I know we are just on the brink of the next ten months of lectures, practice,... Continue Reading →
Something worth burning
One doesn't light a sacrificial fire without a sacrifice at hand and ready. One doesn't lift hands in surrender without something pressing to yield. As Bill Johnson writes in A Life of Miracles, "He'll [Christ] give us His baptism of fire if we'll give Him something worth burning." And we so recklessly pray to... Continue Reading →
Eyes Swollen
Itchy. Watery. Puffy. Those are just a few of the adjectives floating around in my head right now. For the past several weeks, my eyes have been reacting to some unknown irritant on a fairly regular basis. I have even gone so far as to sleep with a cold, wet washcloth over my eyes in... Continue Reading →
A glassblower’s shop {Into the flames again}
During a recent week-long get-away in Florida, I sat mesmerized in a brutally hot workshop of several glass blowers. The nondescript cement floor became the artists platform for beauty, while ugly tables and tools crafted the most delicate pieces of art. While most of the audience who sat on the bleachers watching the two craftsmen... Continue Reading →
Day 2. That must mean two bowls of cereal.
Yesterday marked the first day of teacher in-service. As I listened to the state of Faith Christian Academy and analyzed test score averages, the situation seemed almost surreal. Are we all really doing this again? Apparently, the answer is yes, because today is Day 2. I'm celebrating with two bowls of cereal on the side... Continue Reading →
What should be sweet {the makings of a miracle}
The last day of summer has arrived. Sneakily arrived, I might add, without a whole lot of fanfare or excitement. It's the last day to wake up late (which I don't do anyway). Last day to act in my right to ignore the responsibility of lesson planning, decorating a classroom, and falling in love with... Continue Reading →
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