This is November, the season of Thanksgiving. I love this month! It is the time of fall leaves, hot tea/cider, cooler temps, and the time that I get to travel to see my sister and her family in Alabama! Plus, as a school teacher, I now get the whole week off! I’m grateful for that.Continue reading “A Season of Thanksgiving”
Category Archives: parenthood
Striving Again…
Strive. Five Minute Friday Post… I am striving again. Striving for every activity to fit in. Striving for peace. Striving for achievement. I am a “busy bee.” I’m always doing something. I find it hard to sit still and rest. It is something I’ve struggled with for decades. I feel this need to please othersContinue reading “Striving Again…”
Attempt to Cope with Your Emotions
This Five Minute Friday post prompt word is “Attempt.” I attempt to manage my emotions. I flux between happy, anxious, tired, disappointed, angry, sad, and proud. I know all of these adjectives because they are fresh in my mind as I explain and show the expressions on my face in my pre-school class. We haveContinue reading “Attempt to Cope with Your Emotions”
Copy the Song!
Deuteronomy 31:18-21The Message 16-18 God spoke to Moses: “You’re about to die and be buried with your ancestors. You’ll no sooner be in the grave than this people will be up and lusting after the foreign gods of this country that they are entering. They will abandon me and violate my Covenant that I’ve made with them.Continue reading “Copy the Song!”
Holding Onto Your Opinion!
This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt word is “Opinion,” and I’m going to tackle that one here… I have found that holding onto your opinion is critical…when you need to speak up you need to advocate for yourself or others. Other times, you need to hold onto your opinion in your mind but not withContinue reading “Holding Onto Your Opinion!”
I Want Out…
Have you ever felt the urge to get out of a touchy situation or a difficult to read room? I know I have felt the need to get out. The desire to escape. As I’ve talked about before on recent posts, I teach special needs children. We lock our doors on the inside and onContinue reading “I Want Out…”
Rely On Me
We don’t have to rely on the world’s guesses and opinions. We didn’t learn this by reading books or going to school; we learned it from God, who taught us person-to-person through Jesus, and we’re passing it on to you in the same firsthand, personal way. 1 Corinthians 2, The Message Rely on Me. He is there.Continue reading “Rely On Me”