Day 36 of Lent 2020 As a teacher I have seen this many times in my profession. Teaching middle school students how to be empathetic and grateful is very difficult. Yes, there are students who have grasped the concept at a very young age. The reason for that…they were taught that at home. Teachers pour… Read More Giving Up Ungratefulness
Growing up a cradle Catholic I always dreaded this week. We had to go to church “So many times!”, it was sad and scary, and some of the traditions I thought were strange. For instance, the priest washing the feet of a few members of the congregation or everyone going up to the front of… Read More Holy Week 2020
Day 34 of Lent 2020 Since our move out here to the Black Hills I have often been amazed by all of the beauty God has created. With all that God has created from the very beginning can be difficult to wrap your mind around. When we are on our journey it is easy to… Read More Giving Up a Small View of God
Day 33 of Lent 2020 A week left of Lent and this has definitely been one for the record books! We have had to take Lent “to the extreme” because of the COVID-19 virus and gave up many things in our lives, but what we have gained is so much more. I have had time… Read More How is Everyone Doing?
Day 32 of Lent Change is difficult. We become comfortable in our routines. We find safety knowing that everything and every day is the same, constant. So when God throws a curveball saying we need to change it’s tough. 2019 – 2020 has been full of changes for me. Changes in my job (possibly, no… Read More Giving Up Resistance to Change
Day 32 of Lent 2020 This one isn’t in the book I am reading for Lent, “40 Things to Give Up for Lent and Beyond” by Phil Ressler but it is one that I struggle with. I am a perfectionist…for the most part. I put high standards upon myself in certain areas in my life.… Read More Giving Up Perfection
Day 30 of Lent 2020 As a mother, it can be very easy to get engulfed by worry. Especially when they are teenagers and driving and starting to move ever so slightly out of the nest. Worry is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do but you don’t go anywhere. – Erma… Read More Giving Up Worry
Day 29 of Lent 2020 I have a ton of self-help books. Many of them are not finished only taking in the information that I needed at the moment. A quick fix. Instead of solving it myself with trial and error, I thought someone else had the answers I needed. As a teacher, it would… Read More Giving Up the Quick Fix
Day 28 of Lent 2020 (yesterday) I am flip-flopping yesterday and today’s blogs because I really needed to open up about what is happening in my world. It is better to get it out than bottle it up inside. Check out yesterday’s blog if you are confused or want to know more. When two or… Read More Giving Up Disunity
Yesterday, I visited my school. I was alone. Sanitizing my keys and my hands were not the usual ways I entered the school. Things were different. It was eerily quiet for this time of year. The hallways were empty and dark. The sounds of clanging lockers were not there. St. Patrick’s Day decorations still hanging… Read More A New Normal