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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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THINK Before You Speak

I spent a while yesterday pondering what to post for this week, but nothing good came to mind. Rather than writing some drivel that was not worthwhile, I chose to…

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Thursday Vibes

"Okay, but what day does it feel like in your soul?" I asked a group of students a couple of days ago. Some of them couldn't get away from the…

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Job and Jonah

My new semester of students started reading Jonah today - we finished the whole book in less than twenty minutes. It's not that long, but it's plenty exciting - especially…

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Traumaversary 9

"Based on what my siblings have said, I think I was bullied the most," my gentle student told me as we both looked out my entry window watching the sun…

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Epiphany

Caroline gave a really beautiful message this morning reflecting on Epiphany and the magi who sought the wisdom literature of a variety of religions and discovered the coming of the…

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