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Read more: how farThere have been a lot of specific moments this summer that have revealed to me how far we’ve come. A few weeks ago, the kids and I went out for pizza at our favorite spot. The kids like it because there’s an old-school gum-ball machine in the vestibule. I like it because I can buy…
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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…
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the necessity
Read more: the necessitySometimes I hate the necessity of what hurts us. I dislike the fact that I care too deeply or that I’m moved too easily by what others consider the little things. Last night I talked to a student of mine and she said she gets over things quickly because she knows it’s just a mind thing. And I feel envy for those who can sum…
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forward to foolishness
Read more: forward to foolishnessI am going to go to sleep in a few minutes thinking about all the ways I could’ve done it differently. I’ll think of the student I should have spent one more minute acknowledging; of the teacher who made me laugh from the pit of my stomach until I felt foolish and quieted down; of the sister who, in meaning the world, has become an…
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happy, simple saturdays
Read more: happy, simple saturdaysI love today for its simplicity. It starts with waking up free of obligations, no one but myself to rush for. I skype with my mom and two of my sisters. I miss them over there, but it’s a good missing, not so sad as much as it fills me with love and hopeful expectation. I make lunch–barbecue chicken and corn/cilantro salad–and enjoy it sitting…
Do justice. Love kindness. Walk humbly.
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