October, for many people, is the highlight of the year! Although I am more of a summer person myself, I can see the appeal. The weather is crisp and cool, the sky is a special shade of blue. Gorgeous colors adorn the trees and there is a promise of excitement
Do you have a favorite bulletin board that you’ve created? One year, in my first grade classroom, I drew and cut out a red barn for the back wall. It sat on a green hill, and throughout the year my students and I would decorate it for the different seasons:
If you grew up going to a Lutheran school, there is a pretty good chance you learned the Ten Commandments at an early age. By second or third grade I could spout off God’s commands at the drop of a hat, but it wasn’t until I had to teach them
When I was earning my teaching degrees, classroom management was a big part of the discussion in the education courses I took. How do you manage an unruly student? How do you set expectations for your students? What rules do you enforce and why? For a non-Christian those may be
The Sermon on the Mount is my youngest son’s favorite story to read from his before bedtime Bible story book mostly because it features a picture of a bird pushing a grocery cart and a flower sewing itself a shirt. The picture makes him giggle every time. It makes me
My husband and I enjoy taking our family to the beach every year. I love anywhere with sun and sand, and I’m raising four sons who share my views on the matter! One of my favorite things to do while we’re there is just sit back and watch. The sea
There are a few things a bit unusual about the story of Jesus raising his friend Lazarus from the dead. First of all, Jesus instead of going to see him as soon as he hears Lazarus is sick, Jesus waits to go until Lazarus has died! Second is the awkward
Usually when we hear the word Gospel, our mind immediately goes to the beginning of the New Testament and the story of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross. And rightly so! Would you ever go looking for the Gospel say in the book of Exodus? But a closer look at the
My middle son is such a joy. He is smart and funny and kind-hearted, but he is not a fun movie companion! Every scene ends with a question. “Why did that happen?” “Why did he say that?” “Is he bad?” “Is he good?” “That wasn’t the right thing to do,
Are you a respond right away texter or a read the text and forget about it for two days texter? I have to admit that I may be the latter. I’m something of an introvert so being always available for communication with other people is slightly unnerving. But I realize
