Teaching is hard work. Period. Celebrating milestones and watching students flourish truly makes every challenging moment worth it all. I’ll always put this on repeat : “In every lifetime and every season, I’ll be a teacher all over again”. This God-given assignment will always be part of my ‘why’. There are those slice of timeContinue reading “In Every Lifetime”
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Don’t Wait
As we gladly sway into a long Labor Day weekend, take a moment to enjoy the landscape of your current season. It may be one of calm or quite tumultuous. There might be an air of uncertainty plaguing you on many levels. Or, it could be one of promise fulfilled. Yours may be a seasonContinue reading “Don’t Wait”
My Why
With all its meanderings, harsh realities, and unwelcomed trials – I still love life. After being blessed with more than 5 decades, I wake up each day understanding that this is a gift. It’s highly likely that I have more years behind me than ahead. Now I just want to squeeze out as much asContinue reading “My Why”
Healing For My Soul
As a young teen I journaled to unburden my soul. The pages and the pen were my beloved companions – they gave me a safe place to say what I couldn’t say verbally. Today, over four decades later – writing still allows me empty myself. Frees me of caged emotions that could eat away atContinue reading “Healing For My Soul”
And We Do It All Over Again
This is the week of pre-planning for teachers in the SE. The ’25-’26 school year has presented itself, whether we want it to or not. Theses are the moments we get to check our ‘why’ all over again. As I sort through the papers and other items to throw out, my eyes came across aContinue reading “And We Do It All Over Again”
Beautiful Mix
‘Food is the way to my heart. Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food. Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate. Laughter is brightest in the place where the food is. Food is our common ground, a universal experience. There is no love sincerer than the love of food. AllContinue reading “Beautiful Mix”
You Say
Recently I heard someone say that your tongue is a rudder that determines the direction of the ship you’re sailing in. In essence, what you constantly say or repeat will often influence the direction you’ll be steered in through out life. Scriptures speak about the power of the tongue : “Death and life are inContinue reading “You Say”
Releasing Control
I wish aging was optional – don’t you? It’s not, but maturing certainly is a choice. With the years come some hard learned lessons. One that has been truly real for me is discerning between the things I can change and those I cannot. Then knowing what to do this new found reality. It seemsContinue reading “Releasing Control”
July -Then & Now
I don’t always think about this day, but today I did. July 3rd is the anniversary of my departure from my beloved island nation. Over 30+ years ago, I left the ‘Land of Wood and Water’ for the streets of the Big Apple. In my limited thinking, my world had collapsed. Everything that meant anythingContinue reading “July -Then & Now”
For Peace Sake
My need to be ‘right’. Truthfully I’d rather be happy and at peace than to parade the fact that ‘I am right’. Being right is highly over rated . While I don’t think we should ignore or deny our personal values or convictions, there are such things as futile arguments. Those that accomplish nothing, drainContinue reading “For Peace Sake”
Restored Hearts 