Deep Clean

This week was wild and beautiful, and I loved every second of it. It's hard to find a theme tying it all together, but there was the gift of Caylie…

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Current Currencies

Wow, a lot has happened since last Sunday. Last Sunday night I was hanging out in Dublin with two incredible humans before a wild adventure that I'll never forget. I…

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Sorry for the Inconvenience

As I was putting the last few items in my backpack in preparation to leave for my "Goodbye Europe" trip, I got a phone call from the hotel in Dublin…

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Use Your Words

As the superstar Christian that I am, I got three sermons in today. For those of you not accustomed to my sharp sarcasm, let me be clear, I'm not a…

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Playlist 2023

This is my favourite post to write each year. If you search the topic "Playlist" on my blog, you'll find 2019-2022 posts on this platform. The full lists are linked…

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There and Back for Good

"What are you going to do when your map fills up?" "I guess I'll have to retire," I've joked with students for years as I invite them to write their…

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Smells Like Arson

"What does arson smell like?" a student once asked during my lesson. "That's just smoke!" one of his peers shouted in disbelief. Years later, many of the students from that…

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Measure a Year

I love me a good thunderstorm, but those aren't good for me to practice walking in. I would still love to dance in one again, but right now, I have…

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A Burning House

There is only one person on earth I know who is a bigger grammar nerd than I am, and that person is Brandon Washington. He is also a much better…

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Bladders and Beauty Queens

I'm not shy about the fact that my best physical feature is my eyebrows, but apart from that, I'm also not super into fashion or beauty products or really doing…

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Home Stretch

"Home" is a weird word for an expat, but it's also an important concept. I've been reading a book about transition for students as well as a book about a…

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Eastern Easter

Today is the celebration of Easter in the Orthodox church, and I love how the Jesus followers of different traditions get to extend our celebration of Jesus' resurrection when we…

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Second Spring

My friend Givorgy told me that the last week of March into the start of April was a beautiful spring in Belgrade with flowers popping up all around. Then the…

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Dancing with Daffodils

I really love when the daffodils explode along the roadside in spring. It's still been colder than I'd like and with unpredictable bouts of rain, but with the wet and…

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Step by Step

With as long as I've been blogging about learning to walk, I've probably used the title "step by step" before, but I've got a bit of new insight with this…

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Cloud of Witnesses

I absolutely love hanging out with teenagers; they are great, and I learn so much from them. I'm also really blessed by the faithful saints who have lived a couple…

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Best Laid Plans

I made my G period class push the desks back to the wall and sit on the floor during Thursday's lesson as we read the epilogue to Ray's Read the…

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Benches

Shout out to my two amazing friends who on absurdly short notice agreed to hop in the car and go on a weekend adventure with me. This weekend was BFA's…

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The Best Stuff

I had a really full week with lots of meetings and emails that I can't share on the internet, but one of the moments that I can share was a…

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In the Middle

Welcome to the middle of my life. I'm comfortably in adulthood, and I'm also in this season where I live in Germany and use a wheelchair. I shared a glimpse…

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