most recent thought…
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Read more: 1,190Once in a while, there is a moment that catches my breath, as the past four years wave up around me and over me and under me, and I see in a single second just how far God has brought us. Because what is in front of me is a pure, complete, no-doubt-about-it testimony to…
other thinkings…
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the grace to give thanks
Read more: the grace to give thanksMaybe it is the holidays closing in upon us that makes me weary, or perhaps it is the 24/7 life that calls to keep on keeping on–either way, I look out my backyard window and ask, “How much longer, Lord?” I don’t think I even fully understand what it is that I await. I just […]
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burdens breaking
Read more: burdens breakingThese last few weeks have been filled with moments of hardship. Things that should have been simple have hurt me, and I’ve fallen asleep some nights with an aching for another home. I have felt the weight of this calling–the calling to serve, the calling to sacrifice, the calling to keep on pouring out even […]
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the old man and the sea
Read more: the old man and the seaMy students and I are about to start reading The Old Man and the Sea, and I’m excited/scared to explore the idea of defeat with them. In the book Santiago fights to bring home the greatest marlin man has ever seen, and although he fails, there is still victory in his return. Even though the […]
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excited for a face fall
Read more: excited for a face fallI’m so excited. I’m not ready, and I’m behind in all the work that has to get done before next Monday, but I am excited. I’m excited to see my students, to start our classes, to watch this year happen. It should be different, I think. A year ago, in this position, sitting through these […]
Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly.
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