With over 700 random phrases/ideas for blog posts filling journals and the computer, it is not unusual for writing to occur anywhere from 1-4 months ahead of when the blogs actually post. Some ideas need time to simmer and connect with other concepts, others come more quickly, but because of the delay, it’s often interesting …
Month: June 2024
16th Second
After 30 years in education, I would admit that I’ve heard my fair share of commencement speeches—some memorable, others not. There is often an underlying theme of something along the lines of “go out and conquer the world.” I even ask, that during a life calling assignment, my students listen to an excerpt from a …
Asking Over Assuming
Recently, I was the beneficiary of several intriguing insights while engaging in a Walk and Talk with Makayla, one of which relates to how we both delight when an author uses a phrase that captures a concept we’ve been mulling over, especially when we have been struggling to articulate it in a specific way. Even …
Thou Art God
Thou Art God…Anyone else hear these words spoken aloud with a deep and powerful voice? These words have a command presence, one of authority and might. And the little seven-year-old girl memorizing Psalm 90:2 in her second-grade class could never have imagined how often she would rely on these words over the years, feeling awe …
Flourishing @ Life 