Then it occurred to me that I don’t believe in “jinxes.” I do believe in answered prayers and I do believe that my prayers, and those others have prayed on my behalf, have been and are being answered.

An academic approach can lead to spiritual growth and gain.

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.

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