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Technology Strikes
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A Teacher’s Summer
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. I have an amazing job! I get to spend my workday helping 5-10 year olds learn to read, write, and solve math problems. I get to see their faces light up when they learn something new. I get to be a part of my students’ lives and build relationships. I get to challenge myself to find new ways to explain, model and demonstrate my knowledge in order for all students to learn. I get to use my ‘teacher voice’ multiple times in a day. I get to…
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College Bound
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Summer is winding down. College professors are perfecting the class syllabus. Incoming freshmen students are purchasing necessities and decor for their dorm rooms. Excitement and anxiety are setting in. This is a fun, but, possibly, scary time for those leaving home for the first time. Freshman year of college is an emotional roller coaster. When students arrive on campus, the excitement of moving in and decorating the dorm is an obvious feeling, but meeting roommates, hall mates, and others can fill one with anxiety. Soon, parents say…
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Video Intro
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Count It All Joy…
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Have you ever read James 1:2? Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds English Standard Version, James 1:2 Honestly, when I first read that, I thought “How in the world do you face trials with joy?” I don’t find joy when I am in the midst of problems. I find the exact opposite! It has taken me time to dive into that, ask questions, and read through scripture to wrap my head around it. I recently joined my first ever Bible…
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Happy 4th of July
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Fireworks, food, family, fun… That’s what the 4th of July usually means to me. When I was young, my parents often took me to a firework extravaganza. It truly was magical to me. I preferred the red and green blasts of light the most. In my teen years, we would go downtown with a packed lunch. We’d picnic and hang out until dark. The show would start and a collective, “Ooh, awe, oh” would fill the air. As a parent, I have taken my kids to see…
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My Biggest Blessings
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. Kylie I’ve got a daughter that is 21 and about to begin her senior year as college athlete. Many people have said she’s my mini me. I’m flattered by that. You see, I’ve never been too hard on myself. I mean, I love me. I have more flaws than I care to mention, but they make me…me. But she is so much more than me. I have a caring heart, but she has a heart of gold. I have a way with words, but her words are more eloquent.…
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(Not So) Dream Job
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. When I was little, I thought about being may different things when I grew up. I played house and school the most. As I got a little older, I found that I didn’t really Iike kids. I decided I wasn’t EVER having kids. Young minds, right? In my teen years, I decided I wanted to be a clown. I love clowns! I didn’t just want to be any clown. I wanted to be a clown in the circus! The circus is one of my all time favorite…
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Teaching Across the Globe
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. I stumbled on the most incredible side gig ever in November of 2017. I was looking to make some extra cash for Christmas, but really had no desire to work in retail during the busiest shopping time of the year. I had my fill of that as a teen! Browsing Facebook, a sponsored ad appeared over and over again. I find those quite annoying, but I wondered about this particular one. After a few days of seeing it, I read a post from an old co-worker that…
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What’s Your Refuge?
This post may contain affiliate links and I may earn compensation when you click on the links at no additional cost to you. That’s a lovely verse, isn’t it? Yeah, well, not so much for me. I feel convicted every time I read it. I am a huge worrier. What do I worry the most about on a daily basis? Food and clothes. I am so not one of those people that forget to eat or didn’t have time to eat. I don’t miss a meal. EVER. I plan around breakfast, lunch and dinner. Oh, don’t forget about the snacks. The thing is, it doesn’t matter if I am binge eating, eating…
