Teacher Life
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Love & Jeroboam
So you’ve probably heard people say, perhaps even said it yourself, that the God of the Old Testament seems strange, distant, angry, and vengeful. But Jesus? He’s a different story! The God of the New Testament is love, pure and beautiful. And you really want to focus on that. So do I! A God of Continue reading
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Forgotten
Leah. The wife who wasn’t wanted. Who wasn’t loved. In fifth grade so far we’ve explored Isaac and Rebecca’s story, which led to Jacob and Esau. We talked about choices, and how it’s important to make big picture choices vs. momentary choices (like maybe trading a bowl of food for half your future inheritance wasn’t Continue reading
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Insights
I don’t consider myself an overly excitable person. But you should have seen me squealing in the classroom the other morning in worship. People, one of my fifth graders had this epiphany and embraced this irony that never even crossed my mind until I was in my 30s. Late 30s, probably. I’m going to call Continue reading
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Heavy
That’s what I’ve been feeling this week. The end of a school year is always chaotic and stressful. This year more-so than others for various reasons. And of course my kids and I are still in many way adjusting to life with just the five of us at home. It’s going well, but especially with Continue reading
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He Cares
She walked in and I immediately knew something was up. She’s always bubbly and her smile lights up the room. But not this morning. I wasn’t sure what was off, but something was. I made a mental note to check in with her later, and continued welcoming students and getting our morning routine underway. It Continue reading
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