I’m Thinking

2020) I have learned so much from being a teacher for almost 40 years. For example, I’ve learned that a good lesson plan is the best classroom management tool. I’ve realized I must change my approach to a class of kids who no longer think, live and exist in a world I started out in.
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Do Unto Others

2019) I haven’t lived in the South for over 20 years. Even though I’ve been away for more than two decades, I’m fairly certain most people would be familiar with the Golden Rule. Here in New England, I’m not sure how many, especially the young, could quote it.   The Golden Rule is helpful in
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Images

2018) Mirrors have changed through time. At one point, people gazed into polished metal to see a reflection of themselves. I smile when I think of what they saw compared to what our mirrors today reveal. But even our mirrors are limiting.   Our reflection in the mirror doesn’t show us everything. For one reason,
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Time is Limited

2017) Time changes as we grow from childhood to adults. Well… does it really change, or is it our perception of time that changes?   As a child, a school year to me was endless as was Christmas Eve, lying in bed, desperately wanting to go to sleep so Christmas morning would arrive.   When
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Aftertaste

2016) I remember someone telling me about the history of a church I was attending. They had worked there for several years and were leaving for another ministry. This person told my husband and me this church formed out of a caustic break from another one. There were harsh words and bitterness shared in the
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Giving that Matters

2015) There are times when my young scholars get into scuffles and as I help guide them through making things right with each other, I will ask one or both to apologize. Sometimes these apologies are forceful and curt and some may say this is a wasted requirement. I don’t think so because I’m teaching
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What Isn’t Seen

2014) When my sweet, famous dog of my Boone Tails children’s book series was with us, each evening, he would look up at the ceiling in the same area with great intent. I would smile and say, “Boone, are you watching the angels?” Sounds a little silly, but is it?   2 Kings 6:17 records
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Comfort

2013) I have a blessed life in many ways and I’m thankful for that and yet, each day, I’m looking for something. I look for comfort.   How can I have so many blessings and still want and need comfort? I can’t answer for mankind but for me, it’s because I see so many things
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Checking In

2012) When my young scholars come back to school each year, I am astonished how much they have grown and matured since the year before. This growing and maturity isn’t often seen by them, so when I comment on their growth, they look at me without much understanding.   James 3:2 makes a similar observation.
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How’s Your Hearing?

2011) How’s your hearing? I’ve mentioned before that I find hearing my husband’s voice in a moving car difficult because I hear the background noise and it blends in with my husband’s.   But what about my hearing when it comes to listening to God and others? Am I concentrating on what is being said
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