Category: Random

>last evening, i traded stories with other teacher friends, and we were laughing our lips off — it is absolutely unbelievable some of the things that parents obviously discuss within their childrens’ earshot or what they allow them to see in the media. i was told recently that the american pediatric association’s official position is…

>How captivating and powerful is that phrase? I heard it for the first time last night in a bible study that I am doing in the book of Hebrews. It comes from Hebrews 7:16 — (15. there arises another priest) who has come, not according to the law of a fleshly commandment, but according to…

>Did you know that swaying from side to side actually activates the brain to calm you down? I have been doing these Brain Gym exercises with my students, and I swear it has made for a more peaceable classroom. Of course, it all depends on the day, and it certainly depends on the moon. Lunatic…

>am in the process of considering what God wants me to do next. is it plannning an exit strategy? is it continuing to do what i do but in a different setting? what are my career options? i am teachable. how important is it to me to do something that really matters in the world?…

>I am just back from a much-fun 29-hour chick-weekend adventure with my friend LM. we went to see keith urban in concert in the DFW area, and it was an incredible show. if you get the chance, you should check him out on his current tour which goes into november in america, i think. www.keithurban.net.…

>Sometimes, I wonder if, in anticipation of things to come, we do not waste away the perfectly potentially wonderful moment that we are inhabiting. I find myself completely guilty of this mistake almost on a daily basis. Whether a symptom of having been taught to think on a higher level or whether a symptom of…

>Inauthentic. Disingenuous. That is what I am afraid of being. Yet it seems that our everyday lives are carefully constructed to encourage inauthenticity. Countless numbers of emotionally unintelligent people in whom we cannot confide, who were never cared for and bolstered enough by a significant adult — parent, teacher or employer — to be able…

>although it should have no effect on me at all, that the office worker who had no idea i was around today felt that it would be alright and socially and professionally acceptable to openly criticize my classroom in a roomful of co-workers, has deeply affected me. i kind of felt like the top of…

>I am listening to a song of this name on Keith Urban’s new CD Be Here. It’s a good one. If I were dating someone, and we broke up, I would probably put it on repeat and listen to it until the wine was gone. Tonight, while I was out walking three miles, I decided…

>does it drive anyone else crazy when people write “etc.” like this: “ect.”? not the same. i just made some chocolate chip-pecan cookies that resulted less than stellar. partly because i forgot about them and partly because i had two fairly unsavory arguments with customer service representatives at verizon wireless while attempting to enjoy them.…