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Susan June 27, 2019

Weighing the Odds

A Reflection on 3 Mind-boggling, Near Impossible Events “If you set out in a spaceship to find the one planet in the galaxy that has life, the odds against your finding it would be so great that the task would be indistinguishable, in practice, from impossible.”  Richard Dawkins There are many days in our lives
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Susan June 14, 2019

When Home is not Where You Want to Be

“The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.” ― Maya Angelou, As another school year ends, it still catches me a little by surprise that I have a handful of students who don’t want the school year to an end.
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Susan May 22, 2019

How To Forgive

A Three-step Formula of Forgiveness “Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.” ― Corrie Ten Boom For years, the subject of forgiveness was a sad one for me. It was not because the “wrongs” of my life were so horrendous. It was because
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Susan May 2, 2019

When Understanding Hurts

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Albert Einstein When I was in high school, I went on a summer mission trip that held life-changing moments for me. Not only did I visit multiple countries, I learned the American way of doing and understanding things is not the same in other cultures. I
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Susan April 25, 2019

Don’t Be An Easy Target

The dart called doubt can be fatal “In a fight, your doubt is a target of enemy’s attack.” ― Toba Beta When I was around the age of 10, my brothers and I got some dart guns. These plastic weapons had darts which had what looked like suction cup points. My grandparents must have gotten
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Susan April 17, 2019

When God Chooses to be Silent

A Modern-day Easter Story “Faith for a miracle is easier to come by than trusting the Lord when no miracle happens.” – Margaret Graham I began digging my grave just short of two decades ago. The first thrust of the shovel into the ground came on a day that started out as ordinary. By the
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Susan April 11, 2019

Be Steadfast, not Flaky

Pets were always important growing up. I had cats most of my childhood but as an adult; I found myself with one and then two red, smooth-haired dachshunds. These two dogs brought joy to my home with the older dog “adopting” my husband and the younger one, named Danny, adopted me. Danny was a 10-pound
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Susan April 4, 2019

Rationalization, Just Another Excuse

Why rationalizing poor choices makes you look bad I need to remind myself I should stay away from Walmart around holiday times. Trying to walk up and down aisles is very difficult. Though most people are friendly, maneuvering around the store is hazardous and when you get in line to check out, you often witness
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Susan March 21, 2019

Being Positive is an Active Choice

It has been a while since I read Viktor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, yet so much of the insight I gained is still with me. Frankl’s account of fellow prisoners in concentration camps alone is a reason to re-read this powerful work. He records his observations of people whose spirits and bodies were
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Susan March 14, 2019

How to Embrace the Ordeals of Life

When I was young, I thought adults were liars, or exaggerators. In elementary school, I heard my parents say, “You know, money doesn’t grow on trees. You’ll understand what that means, one day.” I didn’t believe them. If you have a checkbook, you must have money. Right? When I moved into my teens, teachers told
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