Meet Tara L. Vinson
My "Present Tense" is the place where I process and write about my relationship with Him. That relationship was made possible through the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross. By His death and resurrection, I am saved from my sin and its consequences. I am saved to this relationship with Him, so to serve His people and to grow in godliness. My prayer is this shown in my relationships with others - my family, my church, my colleagues, my students, my friends.
Perhaps it is my soul, the innermost part of who I am? Maybe it is where my thoughts originate and my emotions emanate? Is it the part of me that lives forever? Is this the part of me that Christ’s death ransomed and He is remaking in HIs image? Could it be where my childlike faith is found, simplistically deep and undiluted?
I ended the 25-26 school year, summed up in one word: tired.
Since closing my classroom, I have come to the following conclusion: I am not the educator I thought I was or the one I want to be.
God knows our hearts’ motives better than we know them ourselves. Why are we giving gifts? Why are we making such a fuss? Why are we exhausted and stressed and overwhelmed to such a point that we are just hoping to survive the holiday? —— For me, it was because I was celebrating something other than the Christ of Christmas.