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There is a famous hymn that says, “On Christ, the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.”  I have heard it many times in the past,  but I have not spent much time reflecting on it until I heard it in a new light and way while reading the book, “Letter toContinue reading “All Other Ground is Sinking Sand:”

I was doing a Bible study recently, and I was learning about King David.  The author of the Bible study guide mentioned that King David, while one with flaws, was his role model.  Then the question was who was my role model.  I realized that I don’t have just one person that I model myContinue reading “My Role Models:”

When I was a kid, I remember my pastor telling stories about times when he would lose his temper, and then he would have to apologize.  He would tell stories about when he would be in various places such as an airport, and he would have a moment of frustration and would snap at anContinue reading “Be Humble enough to Apologize:”

I am a third-year teacher.  Being such, I am very aware of the place where a lot of teachers are, in the United States.  There are many teachers that are wanting to quit their jobs.  There have even been teacher strikes in the state of Minnesota.  This is not just one school or one teacher,Continue reading “Lifting up our children:”

One of my favorite stores in the entire world is a store called, “World’s Window” in Cedar Falls, Iowa.  This is a fair trade store where everything is made from around the world, ethically and sustainably.  They are now selling the starfish project jewelry which is a brand that raises awareness and funds for thoseContinue reading “Micah 6:8, a three-way step to live:”

Interview with Gwen: I wanted to try something different with this blog post.  My friend and coworker have been on a health journey this last year and a half that also has included a lot of spiritual and emotional health improvement.  This made me realize that we as people can sometimes put ourselves on theContinue reading “Does a healthy lifestyle impact the rest of your life?“

Something to know about me is that I absolutely love flowers.  I love to paint flowers, take pictures of flowers, clothe myself in flowers, and my apartment is filled with flowers, specifically sunflowers.  I love to receive flowers, and I love to give them away.  I own a few plants, and my favorite thing isContinue reading “Flowers are about to Bloom:”

The time of year has come when basketball is everywhere, college basketball that is.  It is time for the NCAA championship to be the best basketball team in the land.  I personally am not the biggest follower, but I love watching my friends and family fill out their brackets and then talk about the differentContinue reading “March Madness in Real Life:”

Lately, I hate to admit, I have had a bit of self-pity.  I will have one or two things that go wrong or one or two people that say something wrong, and then I can find myself impacted by these emotions.   As a teacher, I will often say that my job is not alwaysContinue reading “They can’t steal your Joy:”

Once every month or every other month, I work in preschool during church.  In one of the more recent times, I got the chance to do my favorite thing in preschool, and this is to read books to some of the kids that are in there.  I had a small group who wanted to sitContinue reading “He always comes after us:”