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How to Make Your Dreams and Goals + 20 Goal Ideas

Our habits can help our lives feel more in control, but by themselves, they do not necessarily get us closer in the direction of our dreams. How do we move forward? Today, we are going to be talking about the types of dreams and goals you can set for yourselves and why they are so…
In Defense of the Margin People

Society frequently views human value as equivalent to the dollar value that someone can produce, but the Bible calls us to live differently. Read more about how those in the margin can be the most valuable here.
The Productive Life: An Antidote to Endless Hurry

No amount of managing my time was going to change my actions or my attitude. I could not plan my way into being someone who serves other people. I could not plan my way to being a productive person, even if I was trying to be productive for God.
Juggling It All: Being a Teaching and Working Mom

Again, I juggled it all, including the added pressure from the admin to bring up our test scores. Things definitely fell by the wayside, with dishes piled across our counters and a month’s worth of laundry that needed to be folded (but hey, at least it was washed). And again, I prayed and prayed. Read…
Stepping into the Classroom

As I make the transition from the classroom to home, I wanted to take a minute to look back at some of the lessons I learned. I just wrote in my previous post about 10 tips for classroom teachers. Teaching is difficult, and as you’ll see, I really struggled throughout my years in the classroom…
10 Tips for New Teachers to Make It to the End

When you feel like you have one foot in the door and one foot already on the way out, how do you actually make it to the end of the school year? Here’s some thoughts from someone who’s felt this way for almost 5 years (Maybe it really is time to quit…) If you are…