Photo Credit Year ago, Mayra and I befriended a novice teacher who sat with us each day in the teacher’s workroom during 3rd period planning. His quick wit served him well in the trenches with teenagers at first. Unfortunately, his dry humor was a rather unsuccessful disciplinary tool for the long haul. Managing the…
Photo Credit: Ryan Mcguire, via Pixabay She looked at me across the table with a question in her eyes. We were the two Latin girls in room full of Gringos. She was trying to describe a difficult someone, and she couldn’t think of how to accurately express her sentiments in English. “Disfraces. Se…
Photo Credit I left work at 5:30 PM and drove 40 minutes south to sit beside a very important person in a hospital room. I’d pulled night watch for the fourth time this month. My body ran ragged, and my heart ached. When I arrived at room 601, I discovered a posse of people…
Photo Credit I am called to love others with reckless abandon in Jesus’ name. Years ago, I read a very insightful book by Gary Smalley and John Trent that helped me learn the importance of imparting a Biblical blessing. 5 Elements of the Biblical Blessing Appropriate meaningful touch Before a word was spoken, there…
Photo Credit My neighbor bakes cookies at Christmas. The sweet treats are like sunshine on my kitchen counter. It’s hard to be sad when you come home to sugary goodness. Carolyn’s kindness is intentional. She sets aside time to shop. She follows a prescribed recipe. She packages everything in pretty parcels. When you…
Photo Credit I missed the memo. Apparently, today was “Angry Email Response Day.” If I had known, I probably would have taken the day off and gone to the beach. Alas, I missed the announcement and got swept up into the verbal tumult. My initial gut reaction when I read an inflammatory response…