most recent thought…
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Read more: one more
It’s been a long day. I’ve been telling myself we’ll make it to bedtime with everyone’s sanity and hearts intact. I’ve been telling myself we’re doing great and it’s ok to be a little tuckered out. I’ve been telling myself I’m just a little tense with the old nerves, it’s been a long day, you…
other thinkings…
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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 same meetings, preparing for these same classes, all I can…
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home, for now
Read more: home, for nowI made my way back to Ecuador this past Friday, and it feels like I arrived home. My home. This city in the mountains, my little apartment tucked away on a hill, my sister’s in-laws who make me feel like family, my classroom at school–these are all bits and pieces of the home I’ve come to call Ecuador. And I am so grateful for the…
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fail forward
Read more: fail forwardIt’s finished. I finished my first year of teaching. And while I shy away from considering it a victory, I raise my hands to God to acknowledge His success, His story, His plan. There were so many moments of doubt and uncertainty. Some days I cried in my sister’s office; other days I cried in the bathroom. Early in October, I learned to come to…
Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly.
scribbling along since 2013
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