I have two favorite times of the school year: Summer Vacation and Pre-Planning. Clearly, they are very different and signify two very different seasons, but I love them both… and almost equally. I feel very blessed to be at my new school here in South Florida and love it already. Here are a few pictures … Continue reading »
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Peace
Each year, our pastor encourages us to prayerfully choose a “Word of the Year.” This word is essentially something we want to focus on for the year. In all honesty, I used to think this was kind of a silly thing to do, but I tried it last year, and it was really obvious that … Continue reading »
Stuck
I’m usually a pretty decisive person, but sometimes, when I can’t see the proverbial forest for the trees, I get pretty stuck. One full week left before pre-planning — it’s time to make the most of it, for sure — but I am stuck. Continue reading »
Just a Lie You Have to Rise Above
I have been so busy teaching and crashing and teaching and then crashing again, I haven’t written in a while. Still tackling new things every time I turn around. Today was no exception. Today actually had some really terrible moments, and I’m not comfortable saying any more than that so publicly. Suffice it to say … Continue reading »
The Lesson Plans Monster
There’s a sense of doom for me everytime I sit down to begin a new rotation of lesson plans. You know, like, “What the heck am I doing?” or “Somebody please tell me what a bordun is and why my resources keep referring to it” or “But I don’t know these songs” or “Why can’t … Continue reading »