I used to dread hearing the phrases: be patient or wait on God. It seemed like I was always in a perpetual state of waiting for something. As a child, I waited for my parents to get back together. They never did. As an adult, I spent most of my twenties impatiently waiting on … Continue reading The Waiting Season: Are You Doing it Wrong?
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My 2022 Year In Review: Wins & Lessons
This year started rough. I wrote about having a "redo" of January because I wasn't allowing it to define the rest of my year. The last two years were spent in pure survival mode. 2020 was the pandemic, and 2019 was when I lost my baby girl. This year was my coming out-of-darkness year, and … Continue reading My 2022 Year In Review: Wins & Lessons
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Give Yourself Permission to Make Mistakes
Did you know I can hold a note? I promise I'm going somewhere with this. I sang in my high school's Acappella choir, All-City Honor Choir and competed in UIL Solo competitions. I've sung in church for years. I even got a voice scholarship to college. Yet, something happened about ten years ago. I lost … Continue reading Give Yourself Permission to Make Mistakes
12 Things I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Teacher
I've seen numerous first-year teachers setting up their classrooms this week. I also got a memory this week of setting up my first classroom, which was surreal. Six years ago, I took a leap of faith, left corporate America, and followed my dream of becoming a high school English teacher. It has been the most … Continue reading 12 Things I Wish I Knew as a First-Year Teacher
I Used to Dread My Birthday!
It's August! It's my birthday month! And I'm excited about it! I used to dread celebrating my birthday. It always made me sad for a combination of reasons that had nothing to do with getting older. It was supposed to be a fun day, but it was the opposite. During my teen years, there was … Continue reading I Used to Dread My Birthday!
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