Good Grief…Two simple words placed side by side, yet, in my mind, these words conjure up a complex image of a rag tag group of childhood friends created by Charles Schulz for the comic strip Peanuts. This syndicated four-panel newspaper strip, and the television specials it inspired, are icons of my childhood during the 70s …
Category: Relational Equity
Disrobing
If the title alone has not furrowed your brow wondering where I might be headed in this post, perhaps your curiosity is not yet piqued. My recent interaction with this concept, and its relationship to Scripture, truly has this brain spinning like a brightly-colored whirligig in my neighbor’s yard as the northeast wind blows chilly …
Holding Space
In this current season of life, I am embracing the reality that I will always be on a journey of learning new things. This reality increases the probability that my insatiable curiosity will lead me into some sticky situations (Let’s just hope that I have at least nine lives so it doesn’t kill me!); but …
Waffles and Spaghetti
Perhaps you have been a reader for a while and are familiar with my personal affinity for understanding the unique way that we have all been created; however, if you are new to engaging with me, then your eyes might be opened to the numerous ways that I relish opportunities to “delight in our differences.” …
Roots Before Fruit
Not being blessed with the gift of a green thumb, there are currently no live plants in my home; and those outdoor plants not planted firmly in the ground, those potted on my front and back porch, are barely hanging onto survival. Even with the best of intentions to nourish those potted plants so that …
Reflective Practice
Recognizing that some personalities find Reflective Practices to be more enjoyable than others, I comprehend that not everyone will engage frequently in deeply reflective activities; however, I do imagine it to be an essential skill in the development of the Habits of a Flourishing Life. The challenge becomes, especially in this world of distraction, to …
Flourishing Culture
Perhaps it comes too easily to add flourishing to everything I encounter as a descriptor; yet I remain confident in my experiences as shared in What’s Your Word? that the Lord is offering me a gift when it arises in research, fictional reading, Scripture, and in conversation. Until the flourishing fountain runs dry, I will …
Are You Contagious?
Since March of 2020 when the COVID pandemic hit America with force, we’ve all had to make lifestyle adjustments including the wearing of face masks and shields in efforts to slow down the spread of this highly Contagious disease. Nearly eighteen months later, we are now facing the reissuing of mask mandates in response to …
Enjoy the Process
As your eyes examine this post, another year will be coming to a close, and a time when many choose to Enjoy the Process of reflecting and evaluating the last 365 days; however, for most educators, I believe this contemplation occurs more often in August, in what Christina Bieber Lake coins “the month that shall …
Stealing the Pen
Have you ever been on a mission to find an object or answer? You know that feeling where absolutely nothing and no one is going to prevent you from fulfilling a mission? And I’m not talking about essentially important missions such as finding a life calling or Habits that lead to a flourishing life…no, my …
