What Fuels Your Fire?

Along with everyone else, I’ve had quite a strange year. A pandemic, natural disasters, civil unrest, political strife–a heaping portion of everything it seems. It’s been hard to deal with. If we were only dealing with a single one of these difficulties, it would be bad enough. Yet we’re smack dab in the midst of…

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God is Greater Than the Unknown

One of my worst habits is dwelling in worry. The unknown sinks its claws in, and instead of wrestling free, I sometimes allow it to cripple me. It’s a terrible habit. Full disclosure–the times I’m crushed by worry are usually the times I’ve been scattered and distracted, not spending enough time with God. I’m fighting…

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COVID-19 Emotions

It’s been quite a crazy year so far. The abrupt end of school in March felt like falling into quicksand. I was nearly swallowed by COVID-19-induced emotions and the disruption to not only our jobs as teachers but the education of our own children.

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Homefront Revolution

My last day at work as a teacher was March 13th. My last day of the 2020 academic year will be June 17th. Three whole months of a totally different lifestyle. Working, schooling, and churching at home is the new way. We’ve taken to only going out every few weeks for groceries–now extreme homebodies by…

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