Anchors in the Storm
Life is crazy right now. Since the school year started, I have had only one full day to actually sit at my desk and work. The rest of the time I am visiting teachers, meeting with principals, planning PDs (Professional Development) with teammates, presenting PDs to teachers, and somehow trying to fit in all my [...]
Best Time of Your Life
So yesterday my therapist (yes, I see a therapist. Get over it.) asked me, “Do you feel better now than you ever have?” “In my life?” I asked. He nodded. “Yes, in your life.” That’s a hard question to answer. I’m really bad at answering “favorites” questions. Like it’s hard for me to name my [...]
One Night I Went to See A Band . . .
Last night I the kids and I hung out at Davidson Academy (Steven’s work and my kids’ school) for a while to hear a couple of bands play. Steven was in charge of this on-campus retreat thing yesterday and today. They’ve had chapel, done service projects, had a bunch of games and activities, and last [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 27: Favorite collection of stories
The Secrets of a Fire King by Kim Edwards. Have you heard of the book The Memory Keeper’s Daughter? That was by Kim Edwards. But this book is better than that one. These stories span continents and cultures and a variety of relationships. Here are synopses of my 3 favorite stories from the book: Spring, [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 20: Book You’ve Read The Most Number of Times
I’m going to go with a book of poetry today! Rose by Li-Young Lee. This book is a thing of beauty. The poems are graceful, deep, moving. They are honest and humble, yet hold secrets. I come back to them over and over again. Here are excerpts from my favorite poems in the book (click [...]
Book Month Challenge Day 14: Book Whose Main Character You Want to Marry
Peeta Mellark from The Hunger Games. (Did you notice I how got straight to the point there?) Peeta is a good guy at his core. I absolutely love the scene in the book where he throws Katniss the bread. But that’s not the first time he notices her. He notices her when they start school [...]
Glamesticity
A friend of mine is a mother of three, cafe owner, and model. She recently posted a picture of her right after coming home from a modeling shoot. She looked absolutely gorgeous. And she was standing in her kitchen. She told me she was about to make her husband a snack. It was the perfect [...]
Marriage and The Church: Can Honesty Be the Best Policy?
Traditional marriage almost seems scandalous these days. We watch Hollywood couples move in together and have children, then get married. We have friends in committed long-term relationships who are afraid that getting married would change things. We see the alarming statistics about divorce in our country. Thus, we are amazed by couples who have been [...]
Lenten Reflections: Celebrating Lent and Pascha Together . . . Apart
Today is Orthodox Easter, which we call Pascha. Christ is risen! Today’s guest bloggers are my Orthodox friends David and Roseanna Commini, who have spent this Lent/Pascha apart as David is overseas. David: My name is David, I am married to a wonderful woman and father to a very beautiful girl. I am currently deployed [...]
The Mandatory Valentine’s Day Post
Valentine’s Day is upon us again. Steven and I have had a variety of Valentine’s Day experiences, beginning with surprise Jim Brickman tickets and me “taking off” a day of student teaching to go buy a dress for the occasion. After that, there was a mixture of romantic gestures, complete failures, and we’re-too-broke-to-go-out-so-we’ll-cook-a-fancy-dinner-and-pretend-it’s-nice dates. There [...]
