This is a wake-up call for me. Sometimes what you want is not what God wants for you. Sometimes God shoves you in a different direction without knowing why. That was me a few weeks ago. I felt I was entitled to the STEAM job at our school. I thought I was a shoo-in for… Read More Giving Up Entitlement
Day 12 of Lent 2020 This is a tough subject to talk about. So here goes… Growing up in a small town in a typical family, sex and anything related to it was a taboo topic. When it was mentioned on TV my dad would change the channel right away. It was never talked about… Read More Giving Up Impurity
Day 11 of Lent 2020 I can’t really say I have mentors in my life. I have family, friends, and co-workers I go to if I need advice on anything. My favorite thing to do if I am struggling is usually self-help books and websites for the advice I need. Being a type-A person I… Read More Giving Up Lack of Counsel
Friday was an interesting day for me at school. Just to give my readers insight into my job, my position as a computer teacher I have 7th and 8th-grade students for nine weeks at a time then they move on to either Art or PE classes. 5th and 6tth grade classes are a bit different… Read More Middle School Adventures
Day 10 of Lent 2020 We are 1/4 of the way through Lent. How are you doing? Making any changes in your life yet? We are a work in progress and it will take some time. Changes won’t come overnight. It takes patience and persistence to change ourselves for the better. In our fast-paced world,… Read More Giving Up Overcommitment
Day 9 of Lent 2020 Reconciliation is one of the most beautiful sacraments in the Catholic church. For me, I still get nervous every time I go. It means I have to tell my sins out loud (in private of course) and I feel guilty, embarrassed, and ashamed. One would think that it gets easier… Read More Giving Up Guilt
Day 8 of Lent 2020 Why do we blame others when things don’t go our way? At some point in our lives, we have done this at least once. I have done this recently. In past blogs, I have talked about my experience, my excitement, my interviewing for and the final decision for the STEAM… Read More Giving Up Blame
Day 7 of Lent 2020 The grass is always greener on the other side. Being a “Type A” personality and the firstborn in my family I have continually compared myself to others. It could be another’s looks, style, house, yard, classroom, even the way someone dances and I am comparing myself to them. The problem… Read More Giving Up Comparison
Day 6 of Lent 2020 It all started when I was a little girl. My upbringing was a fabulous one when I look back on it. With two parents who loved each other (and still do today) and worked hard for all we ever needed or wanted. They gave my younger three brothers and me… Read More Giving Up People Pleasing
Day 5 of Lent 2020 You may be wondering about the title of this one. I did too until I read this chapter in Phil Ressler’s book “40 Things to Give Up for Lent”. We may retire from our careers, but we don’t retire from our purpose in life. Phil says that work comes in… Read More Giving Up Retirement