This Easter, I’m most struck by how powerful and simple hope is. The hope that Jesus provides is what keeps me going when I’m tapped out of energy. It’s what keeps me smiling when I’m surrounded by sadness. I’m grateful for the way that this holiday celebrates the very thing every single human is striving […]
Why I Teach
Third quarter is always the most challenging time of the school year, and it’s difficult to persist with the demands that inevitably come. Fortunately for me, I recently had someone ask me why, with all of the difficulties of this career, I choose to teach. While I knew the answer, it was a perfect opportunity […]
Five
Five You are new and grandiose Bringing with you change Big kid stuff Like kindergarten And learning to read Five You are more of what was sweet about four Tea parties and princess dresses “Pretend that…” opening a new world To your eyes and heart throughout each day While always having a song in your […]
My 2018 Word
This is my seventh year of adopting one little word at the start of a new year. Every single one of these words have become dear to me and have focused me in ways no list of goals has ever been able to do. Embracing one word sounds simple, but the reality is that it […]