Thanksgiving; a time to pause, remember, and give thanks. If I were to really pause and give thanks for all the many blessings I have been given, it would take much longer than a pause. You’d have to check back with me sometime next week at the earliest to see Read more…
Dory is our avid reader. Of course, school slows down her recreational reading but if she enjoys a book there’s almost no stopping her. In the past few years, she has even pre-ordered the upcoming book in whatever series she was reading and received it the moment it was released. Read more…
God is in control! Do you believe that? Our recent Sunday School lesson was about how God worked (and still works!!) through all sorts of people, including “dysfunctional” families like Isaac and Rebecca, who played favorites with their sons. One son, Esau, gave up his family rights because he was Read more…
More times than I’d like to admit it, I get sucked into a “debate” with a student about some topic or other. Now I’m not saying I know everything but in all their blissful innocence (and ignorance) they go on and on about why they are right and I’m wrong. Read more…
Having theatre and drama in my background background, I’m a bit of a movie buff which has trickled down to the girls as well. I guess it came with our new phones but we all are quick to use a movie app where we can look up actors, films, music, Read more…
Ok, so I hit the double-nickel on my birthday week before last. Dory asked me if I felt any older – something I always ask them – and I said, “No, it’s just the next day.” This past week DaLee and I celebrated our 22nd wedding anniversary. I joked with Read more…
I worked my way through last week but by Friday afternoon I was almost giddy. I was so excited and ready for Fall break it was all I could do to contain myself. By the end of the day, my students could have done almost anything and gotten away with Read more…
Last week was Homecoming at my school and I discovered that a lot of 6th graders have no idea what that is. Of course, homecoming at a middle school is a little silly anyway. I mean, how many times have you gone back to your middle school? My middle school Read more…
DaLee and I went to a concert recently. On each side of the stage there was a video screen to give an enlarged view of the performer for the “cheap seats.” Speaking of cheap seats, we were in the balcony, but weren’t really that far from the stage. I could Read more…
I was at the thrift store and I came across a game about movie quotes. It seemed right up my alley so I couldn’t resist buying it. We met up with some friends later and decided to try it out. DaLee only got two out of the three parts right Read more…