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The past five summers I have worked in Storm Lake, Iowa for a Christian nonprofit named, the Bridge of Storm Lake.  This has been one of the best leadership, ministry, and growing opportunities of my life.  I have learned many things including how to best prepare for activities, being flexible when things are going toContinue reading “Living Intentionally”

Recently our world has been rocked with many things.  This, of course, has been happening with COVID-19, but now we are also being rocked with the protests and in some cases riots for Black Lives Matter.  There are many things that we can take from the most recent events (Many, too much for me toContinue reading “Leading with Humility”

My two favorite books of the Bible are James and Proverbs.  The reason for this is because these books are filled with pieces of wisdom.  They are practical books for how one should live their lives.  While obviously the rest of the Bible is incredibly important in order to learn about the set up forContinue reading “Guard your heart and mind”

A few months ago, I finished another poem about being in the light.  This is something that has really been on my heart for the last couple of years, and I think that especially in 2020, it is a good reminder for everyone.  Light that will take out the darknessLight that will show the wayContinue reading “Be the light”

Recently, I have been watching a lot of Youtube because of the extra time from social distancing.  (This actually isn’t abnormal for me.  I love watching Youtube.  I watch Youtube more than regular T.V shows.) I watched a few youtube videos by Shallon Lester. I have really honest to goodness no idea why I amContinue reading “Spending more time with myself”

I have spent a great time writing about my word of the year in my blog which is the word “Freedom.”  My mom also has a word of the year, and her word of the year is Anchor.  This has then inspired me to write this blog post and poem for her.   The definition ofContinue reading “My Anchor”

My four power words are integrity, inspire, create, and advocate.  These are the four words that I want to be known for, and the four words that I want to always live out.  Yes, I am going to pick a word of the year that I want to focus on, but these will always beContinue reading “My four power words”

I have just completed my first year of teaching. I have learned an incredible amount from teaching, way more than I initially thought that I would.  To start, I would say that I have experienced some things that maybe not all first year teachers have experienced.  We all have our first year journey, and mineContinue reading “Blog over what I have learned in my first year of teaching:”

This blog is going to be a bit different.  Usually when I set out to make a blog, I am doing some reflection on a verse from my Bible study or a concept from a book that I really enjoy.  Every once in a while this can also come from a pop culture reference thatContinue reading “Exercise for a good cause”

My mom is my favorite person in this world.  For those who don’t have the pleasure of knowing my mom, she is a math teacher and has been for 20 years.  She has dedicated a bunch of time to this job as a teacher and a coach, and there have been so many students thatContinue reading “My mom”