Uncategorized What If…We’re Surprised 4 Dec 20205 Dec 2020 My husband doesn't typically read my 📝writings before publishing. He doesn't even ask about the topics. Although I sometimes want feedback while I'm working on a project, Ken prefers to…
Uncategorized What If…We Listen to the Kids 30 Oct 202031 Oct 2020 I have been hearing folks talk about COVID-fatigue. 😐Even though I feel like I've adapted to this new abnormal, I get it. I'm 😴exhausted from just trying to keep up…
Uncategorized What If…Practice Introspection 17 Oct 202017 Oct 2020 I was 👟running on the trail when I started to smell smoke. It's not uncommon to smell smoke from a barbecue or the smell of a woodpile 🔥burning. It wasn't…
Uncategorized What If…We Do Things Right 27 Aug 202029 Aug 2020 School🍎 started this week, and I'm not afraid to say that I was 😬anxious about it. Let me tell you how I usually teach my students. There's a desk in…
Uncategorized First Day of School 23 Aug 2020 It's the first day of school in my district tomorrow. The first day back in the classrooms since we left for Spring Break back in March. I remember telling my…
Uncategorized What If…You Use Your Mission Field 19 Aug 202022 Aug 2020 In addition to publishing in this space, I have been posting weekly writings to my social media platforms. I don't share everything from this blog on social media. These Sunday…
Uncategorized What If…It’s the Same and Different 16 Aug 202016 Aug 2020 I haven't had much ⏰time for anything else this week because one thing has been on my mind and my schedule- 🏫school. This is the time of year that I'm…
Uncategorized What If… the Arrow is Shot? 7 Aug 20208 Aug 2020 I've heard a phrase a few times lately that sparked my interest to learn more.✨ It's actually a Buddhist parable that uses a metaphor of arrows to illustrate pain and…
Uncategorized What If…We Didn’t Share Everything? 1 Aug 20202 Aug 2020 (Fun fact before you read: As I was writing this piece in early March, I decided that there was a bigger story on the horizon. I scrapped this one to…
Uncategorized What If…Contradictions Hold the Keys 22 Jul 202026 Jul 2020 I love wordplay. There might be 🍌Bananagrams pieces on our kitchen table any given day. I like to rearrange the letters to spell words- looking for interesting ways to combine…
Uncategorized What If…They Tell Your Story 3 Jul 20204 Jul 2020 The Hamilton film came out this weekend.🌟 If you're a super-fan like I am, you've been waiting for this. If you're wondering why this is such a big deal, have…
Uncategorized What If…It’s Not About Choosing Sides? 26 Jun 202028 Jun 2020 When I was a kid, I was always the last one to be chosen for any activity in gym class. I understood why. If you needed to ⚾️catch, throw or…
Uncategorized What If…We Do Better? 20 Jun 202020 Jun 2020 I have a pet peeve.😞 I can't stand it when I pour out my heart from fear or frustration or disappointment only to have my listener say, "I know exactly…
Uncategorized What If…You Create a New Habit? 9 Jun 202013 Jun 2020 Things have been pretty heavy 😢lately- and they should be. There's some critical work to do in this 🌎world with race relations and living through the pandemic. The quote on…
Uncategorized What It…We Listen 3 Jun 20207 Jun 2020 When I wrote my 📚book (LIFEGUARD- available on Amazon), I dedicated a few sections to 💖kindness. In one chapter, I told a story about an encounter with a woman during…
Uncategorized What If…This Year Didn’t Feel Cursed? 30 May 202031 May 2020 2020 hasn't been the year that many of us hoped it would be so far. There's been a lot to process. 😢This past week, I watched the video of a…
Uncategorized What if…We Remember to be Grateful? 23 May 202023 May 2020 It's effortless to complain, isn't it? 😞Sometimes, that grumbling reaction is the first one to the surface. As the saying goes- been there, done that. Some days seem to have…
Uncategorized What If…We Start to Reopen Ourselves? 15 May 202017 May 2020 Is anybody else getting weary? 😟Are there others who crave conversations that don't involve the C-word? Anyone else tired of being surprised by another person sharing conspiracy theories? How about…
Uncategorized What If…We Keep Learning? 8 May 202010 May 2020 It has been NINE weeks😳 since I first started to understand that life was about to shift. The news of this faraway virus wasn't so abstract anymore. We started to…
Uncategorized What If…Love Never Fails 2 May 20203 May 2020 A friend recently asked for my favorite Bible verse. She was putting together a 🎁gift for her daughter's confirmation. A Pinterest project at its finest. The idea was to highlight…