I wrote this a few years ago in honor of survivors that I know. I hope it reaches the ones who need it this year. Your best IS good enough. You try to do your best for him, but it’s never good enough, right? You follow all his rules, you don’t do any of theContinue reading “Three Truths for the Abused Woman this Valentine’s Day”
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31 for 41: Taking a Stand
Dear Donovan, The year is 2020 and so much has happened. Thoughts have swirled in my head for months, and it is time to record them. It’s not that I want to lecture people, but I do have things to say. I want to record what I have learned and what I think and whatContinue reading “31 for 41: Taking a Stand”
Final Teacher Evaluation
Teachers are graded for our work. Over the course of a school year, administrators and peer teachers visit our rooms to watch us do what we do, and we receive a grade, of sorts, through some type of rating scale. Although much debate surrounds the issue, end-of-year testing serves as a grade of our laborContinue reading “Final Teacher Evaluation”
Starting with the End
There it was, penciled in between two columns describing that beautiful new city: “Desiring heaven gives us power on earth.”
Exhausted at Christmas
Yesterday morning, I dropped off my teenager with my dad, who was taking him to school since I had to be at work early. My dad asked, “How are you this morning?” My answer: “Exhausted!” My dad’s response, stated not as a rebuke but with love, understanding, and humor, was not what I was expecting. Continue reading “Exhausted at Christmas”
January 10, Challenge 10 #JanuaryJourney #ready
January 10, Challenge 10: Let Go! (Part 1) A part of this challenge to myself involves letting go of some things, with a variety of meanings to that phrase… and a cool Disney song to go along with it! First, I am going through my house and packing up the things that I don’t need and/orContinue reading “January 10, Challenge 10 #JanuaryJourney #ready”
January 9, Challenge 9 #JanuaryJourney #ready
After a week of freezing temperatures and illness, it was so nice to watch my little boys play outside today. When they were so sick, it was comforting to me to know that the sickness was temporary, as best I knew, and that there would be better days ahead. As we enjoyed our beautiful, healthyContinue reading “January 9, Challenge 9 #JanuaryJourney #ready”
January 8, Challenge 8 #JanuaryJourney #ready
I used to be a Scrapbook Material Collector…. not a Scrapbooker, exactly, but a collector of the materials needed to make beautiful, professional-looking scrapbooks. What kept me from making that leap from Collector to actual Scrapbooker was the desire for perfection. I would stare at the blank page and fear that the final product wouldContinue reading “January 8, Challenge 8 #JanuaryJourney #ready”
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