The Power of a Pencil……….

Last year I gave away about 100 pencils before Christmas.  This year I knew that I wouldn’t be able to keep up this pace with the number of students I would have each period, but I didn’t really know how to solve this problem. UNTIL……….....

When "I" is Replaced with "You"

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through...

Does He Like My House?????

And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit. Ephesians 2:22 One thing about teaching fulltime is making the choice to let some things “go” a little bit. This is hard for me, because one of the things...

Forgive Me…………

Just after posting my words yesterday, Evan came walking through the living room. He had set his alarm so that he could get up and fix me breakfast on my birthday. When he handed me this egg sandwich imprinted with a smiley face and the word “smile,” I...

Feeling Anxious……

Ephesians 2:4a But because of his great love…. We had a nice but very busy weekend at our house, and I’m now facing Monday morning with that old but very familiar feeling of “Monday morning anxiety” that overshadows me often when I know a week...

You’re always in my heart…

As I read the rest of Ephesians 1 this morning, I realized Paul’s words express beautifully how I feel about all of you, so I wanted to share them with you. I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of...