In light of the events that have been happening in our country these past few months, we need to be more compassionate. Now for me and many of the people I know are, for the most part, compassionate. South Dakotans are people who are kind, helpful, and faithful to our State. We are willing to… Read More Ways to Be More Compassionate
As a middle school teacher, the hardest thing I have to do is teach students to be nice to one another. For me, being nice to others is in my DNA. It is all because of my upbringing. I grew up in a very small town in South Dakota with my parents and three younger… Read More Is It So Hard To Be Nice??
I hate resolutions. They aren’t specific enough and I give up on them before January is over. This year I am going to try something different. I am going to “try” goal setting. Also, putting my goals into this blog makes it more real and more accountable. Since Thanksgiving break, I have continued to exercise… Read More Goals for a New Year
We are finally rounding the corner of our “anxiety house” and heading towards our “serenity house”. It has definitely been a roller coaster but not as bad as past years. During one of our more calm weeks, Micky sent me a fantastic article on what to do when your spouse has anxiety and what they… Read More How to Be a Supportive Spouse During an Anxiety Attack
When we started our new life here in the Black Hills in 2013, I wasn’t in the best shape. I weighed 210 pounds and it wasn’t going to end there. I had to do something before my health was in jeopardy. It seems as if my entire life has revolved around me trying to lose… Read More My Weight Loss Journey
This past week for Thanksgiving break was reflective for me. I’ll explain. I started walking 1-3 miles every morning. Not just for my health and weight loss journey, but for my mental well-being too. It was just me, my God, my thoughts, and my music. During my walks I was reflecting on my life and… Read More Don’t Settle
It’s not the way I wanted this school year to go by far. I didn’t want to be separated from my students by plastic wrap and PVC pipe. I didn’t want my students hiding their smiles behind a mask. I didn’t want to have my students repeat what they need because I can’t hear them… Read More We’re Hanging in There
God works in mysterious ways… Last week I was at a crossroads. I was discouraged by the current state our education system was in with this pandemic, concerned about all the hard and extra work teachers are put through with little pay to help out, and I was worried about our own family going into… Read More God Gives Us What We Need
I have been struggling recently… When I was a little girl, my dream was to be a teacher. I would have my stuffed animals and dolls all lined up in rows. Instead of choosing coloring books in the store, I would choose activity books for different grade levels. I would work in those activity books… Read More What Are Your Dreams?
Whew! We have week one out of the way! Good thing it was only four days. All in all, it went fairly well. I was excited to see my kiddos again (from a distance, sigh) and working with my colleagues. There was a learning curve with this new “normal” and having to adjust with masks,… Read More Week One and Done… Schoolyear 2020