It’s been nearly a year since I quit my teaching job and society has hated me for it.
Ok - maybe hate is a little too harsh a word to use, but needless to say, society has rejected the act. The naysayers - well, let’s just say they have outnumbered the supporters. Why is this?
Well, for starters, I guess what I did was uncomfortable. Believe me, it was for me. For others? I guess it made them uncomfortable too.
The busy school year is approaching and here’s three ways I’m planning for a more simplified year.
Read MoreWe all know what it’s like to lose focus. You know, lose sight of what you’re getting at in this life. We set goals, work towards them, but sometimes get off track and have a hard time getting back where we want to be. Here are 5 things that help me refocus!
Read MoreI want to have a talk with the person that coined the term “fake it ‘til you make it.” Where are we going? Why are we faking it? Who decided I could do this all on my own and what kind of story will I be able to tell when I finally do make it and I faked it the whole way?
Read MoreThe hard part about it was that I never meant to be a person that drifted away. Sometimes I just wondered if friendship was made for me.
There have been many hail storms in my life when all I could do was think, “Lord, why couldn’t you send me a sign? Why couldn’t you give me some kind of warning? Where was the foreshadow, Lord?”
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Thus, my word of the year is not some great, magnificent English vocabulary word that I want to study, write in my notebook, and post on my bathroom mirror for daily reminding, but instead it is a way of life -- a phrase that I want to remember, and carry in my heart as I encounter 2018 with messy first-year teacher meltdowns, lesson plans, comprehension questions, and early morning coffee on the way to work.
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