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Journaled Verses: Steadfast Love
Let me share with you. . . As we go through these weeks learning about being love, I’ll share some verses and thoughts from my 2024 journal about love. Today’s entry was originally written on August 23rd. . . the day I closed on my house. “When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ your steadfast love, O Lord,…
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A Change of Heart
My word for 2024 was love. Although I didn’t post about it, I spent the year diving into what the Bible says about God’s love for His children and what that means as I love others. The Backstory A few years ago I didn’t recognize myself, didn’t recognize who I’d become. I couldn’t understand how…
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A Love Letter to My Friends
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 ESV As I look at my prayer list, I see that my friends are carrying some burdens. Some very heavy burdens. And so this week’s blog post is dedicated to you. To my dear friends, I am so sorry that you are…
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Things They Remember: Being Loved
“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV I often wonder if anything I do at work really matters. I invest in students, some for four years, but then they leave. I know parents do the same thing, but it’s a bit different as a teacher. Because I invest in…
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Things They Remember: Making Room for Love
“Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 ESV I’m intentional about creating a classroom environment in which students feel loved, both by each other and by me. During our time of online and hybrid learning, I used journal reflections to give students opportunities to think about and write responses to…