I broke down and bought the colorful magazine at the checkout counter. The red swirls and sparkly desserts spoke as loudly as those enticing article snippets. This year, I could make Christmas brighter, cheerier, more blissful if I followed the recipes and craft instructions found within. After an hour of … Read More >>
Brrring…The students file into the room and settle into their seats after a few snappy comments are exchanged along with grumbles about the homework in science class. As the group quiets down, I ask them if they found all the answers to last night’s assignment.
Hands shoot up across the … Read More >>
I sent my son into the raspberry patch to pick berries so we could freeze them before they became overripe. He hopped in through the sliding glass door with a toothy grin and an empty bucket. Now, I had just been out to the garden and seen the branches heavily … Read More >>
I thought I was doing everything right: being a good Christian woman of devotion and prayer. I began each day with a cup of piping hot coffee, sitting in my armchair by the window with my Bible open, hoping God might make me into a better person. I started each … Read More >>
I placed a problem in front of my students with some instructions and gave them a time limit (I’m a high school math teacher…did you guess?) Once I asked them to get started solving the problem, hands started to shoot up across the room.
“I don’t get it.
Where … Read More >>
