Category: Lessons Learned

Things That Have Helped Me As a Teacher

Things That Have Helped Me As a Teacher

Last year I floundered my way through my first year as an elementary school teacher. Between trying to figure out how to teach kids multiplication, manage a classroom, get enough sleep, and simply stay afloat, I felt like I was…

On Teacher Grief

On Teacher Grief

My year as a 3rd grade teacher is officially over. And I am grieving. I won’t be returning as a classroom teacher in the fall, but it’s not the job I’m grieving. It’s the kids. All year long, my patience…

You Did the Best You Could With the Knowledge and Information You Had

You Did the Best You Could With the Knowledge and Information You Had

I’m sure I’ve told you this before, but I’m rather hard on myself. I try not to be, but what can I say? It comes naturally. 😬 I’ve had years of training…and now I’m trying to un-train myself and do…

How I Learned to Be a Fast Reader

How I Learned to Be a Fast Reader

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Feeling Restless?

Feeling Restless?

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Progress > Perfection

Progress > Perfection

I am really, really, really, really, really, really hard on myself. I know perfection’s not the goal, that excellence is a better thing to strive for, yet I still can’t seem to shake off this need to be as perfect…

The Slope of “Christian” Media is Getting Slipperier

The Slope of “Christian” Media is Getting Slipperier

I read a lot. I’ve been ordering Christian books from Christian publishers for years. Over the couple of years, though, I’ve become really concerned about some of the books Christian publishers are putting out…and convicted about my own failure to…

For God So Loved Your Enemy

For God So Loved Your Enemy

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV I spent four years as a nanny for the cute girls…

Direction

Direction

When I was a kid, I had absolutely no sense of direction. I couldn’t tell you whether I was facing north or south, east or west. I had no idea. I could guess, but I was always wrong. I assumed…

Five Things My College Roommate Taught Me

Five Things My College Roommate Taught Me

I didn’t get the “privilege” of experiencing dorm life until my junior year of college. I spent my first two years at the local community college my dad mandated, and then I transferred to a university in Florida that required…