SEEING CLEARLY
Your eye is the lamp of your body. Where your eyes are healthy, your whole body also is full of light. Luke 11:34a, NIV What am I doing wrong? Why does this student hate me? I should just quit and work where people appreciate me! It was September of my 25th year of teaching, and […]
HIS PROMISE SUSTAINS US
Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope. My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. Psalm 119:49-50, NIV As we look for the promises of God this school year, we frame everything around the hope that lies within us. For in Christ, all the fullness of […]
COMPASSION
As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. For he knows what we are made of, remembering that we are dust. Psalm 103:13-14, CSB The word compassion has been on my heart for several months. All too often, I know that I can be easily […]
I LOVE TEACHING
So we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, […]
NEW SCHOOL YEAR…SAME FEARS…
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10, NLT Starting a new school year always stirs up anticipation, anxiety, excitement, hope… and fear. As a little girl, I […]
FREEDOM IN TRUTH
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10, NIV What lies are you believing about yourself that are hurting you right now? This was one of the powerful questions posed to me at a retreat I attended this summer with keynote speaker and author Jamie Winship. The week was mostly spent learning about […]
DRIVEN TO SUCCEED
Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your soul. Matthew 11:29, NASB Nowadays, it seems like being a professional driver is part of the average parent’s job description. If your children’s activities run back-to-back or overlap you may even […]
THE END-OF-SUMMER STIR
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11, NIV It’s time for the “end-of-summer stir.” And I’m not referring to making blackberry jam or strawberry lemonade. While stirring those recipes is more […]
RELEASED
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God! People take refuge in the shadow of your wings. They feast on the abundance of your house; you give them drink from your river of delights. Psalm 36:7-8, NIV We waved goodbye to the jubilant children as their buses pulled away on the last day of school. […]
NEED A GOOD SHEPHERD?
The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:1-3, NIV As educators, we have to wander around some pretty rocky ground at times. We face […]