I'm getting the point, God.

The week before Christmas we teachers read the book The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.  It had been over fifteen years since I had read that book. It was as if I was reading it for the first time.  I was excited to break out of the normal “math teacher” mode and into my...

Are you needing some motivation like me?

Well, well, well. I needed some motivation and to get my booty in gear, and God gave it to me.  Thank You, Lord! Since I’ve decided to not read through the bible as I have done for the past three years, and just read it through in chronological order, my journaling...
Our Third Reward

Our Third Reward

There’s glory in the end: I will never forget the day when our eldest son, Hunter, was about four years of age.  He had gone with me to the doctor’s office to hear the heartbeat of his future sibling.  This baby would be my third child.  We were excited to hear the...

Keep Calm and Study On

This week is “Exam Review Week” at school.  Each day we are reviewing concepts that the students have learned since the beginning of the year.  For some, just remembering what they learned last week is a feat.  So this week can often bring about stress (of having 6-7...

Do you need an "Alignment"?

Ok…stay with me on this…This morning during the Sunday school hour, I saw the delicious breakfast (Sausage gravy and biscuits!  Need I say more?) and had to go into the restroom to, as I call it, “take out my teeth”.  Another youth leader was in there as well “taking...