WORDS OF LIFE
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. Proverbs 16:24, NIV I have a friend at work who is teaching me to live the truth in this verse. I watch her do it every day. She is constantly encouraging others and speaking life over them. When she speaks, I […]
NEVER ALONE
For Jesus had commanded the impure spirit to come out of the man. Many times it had seized him, and though he was chained hand and foot and kept under guard, he had broken his chains and had been driven by the demon into solitary places. Luke 8:29, NIV On Sunday mornings, it can feel […]
THE TEACHER’S MIND
We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us. If your gift is prophesying, then prophesy in accordance with your faith; if it is serving, then serve; if it is teaching, then teach; if it is to encourage, then give encouragement; if it is giving, then give generously; if it is […]
TRUST WALK
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6, NKJV Have you ever done a trust walk? I came across some online instructions for this activity that were tailored to fourth graders but can easily […]
WHEN QUITTING FEELS LIKE THE ONLY OPTION
Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9, NIV Some days, the weight of being an educator feels unbearable. The long hours, the difficult students, the lack of support—it all adds up. And for many, the thought […]
EARTH DAY: CARING FOR HIS CREATION
Then God said, “Let us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” God created man in His […]
THE COURAGE TO CRY OUT
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17, NIV Mr. Long, a third-grade elementary teacher, faced an academic Goliath one year. His Goliath was a class of 23 students with over half of them being mainstreamed special needs children. Two had severe behavior disorders, half […]
PAID IN FULL
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16, NIV My son, Chandler, sat baffled in the office of an administrator at his school. I had spoken with the administrator on the phone but then drove […]
THE AWESOME REALITY
For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps. He never sinned, nor ever deceived anyone. He did not retaliate when he was insulted, nor threaten revenge when he suffered. He left his case in […]
THE BEAUTY OF TEACHING KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men. Colossians 3:23, NKJV Teaching special needs children is not always easy, but it is always worth it. Every small step they take and every little breakthrough brings a kind of joy that words cannot fully express. As a volunteer classroom […]