My students loved it when I graded on the curve. As a teacher, I accepted that if no one got a perfect score on the test, then a little adjustment was required. Consider it “educational grace.” I spent seventeen years in a high school classroom. As the years progressed, I became more and more lenient….
Last July, I whispered a crazy prayer request to a friend. I was preparing to go to my very first writing conference ever, and as I packed my suitcase, I crammed so many hopes and dreams into every crevice of my overstuffed luggage. I wasn’t sure what God was going to do, but I knew…
The best investment you can make in 2018 is to get into God’s Word every day. Maybe like me, life has been very busy, and you are having hard time connecting on a consistent basis with a community Face to Face. Guess what? You can find a fabulous Bible study for free right on the…
I’ve never told you something. Something painful. Something I’ve wrestled with and questioned God about almost daily. I have a sweet grand baby in heaven. She left us after just 4 months. Her name was Phoenix Jewel. PJ for short. Every December Facebook reminds me I don’t get to celebrate her birthday with cupcakes, and…
I decided to sit in the registration area on the pretty couch. My goal was to make a friend. I resolved to smile and extend my hand to whoever God sent my way. You will be brave. You’ve got this. But my knees were knocking under my maxi dress. As a first time attendee…
Nothing. I had nothing. The days on the calendar were all crossed off, and I still didn’t know which way to go. On December 31, 2016, I sat in the back-left corner of the church sanctuary next to my husband wondering what the year ahead might bring. I’d tried to keep my ears perked up…