Pursuing Faithfulness in the Little Things
Just like that, here we are in 2019! A brand new year awaits. As some of you may know, I have taken up the habit of choosing a word to help me focus on my goals. After a wonderful 2018, I have reflected and taken inventory of my heart. Despite the progress of 2018, I’ve…
By tomorrow, it will be 2019. I am looking forward to the new year with hope and excitement. There’s something beautiful about a blank new calendar, full of possibilities. Reflecting back on the progress of 2018 is critical for me to move ahead. I addressed this early in December. You can find that post HERE in…
Merry Christmas, dear friends. Thank you for reading and sharing a bit of your time with Earl Grey and Yellow this year. No post this week, just a Christmas prayer for you and those you love. Heavenly Father, Thank you for the gift of Jesus, a baby born of Heaven, a savior destined for the…
For 14 years, I have been an English teacher. It’s hard work, and throughout those years, education has changed significantly. More restrictive testing requirements and state standards have robbed teachers of the flexibility and creativity we once enjoyed. Increased demands of these new requirements on instructional time have actually decreased the amount I can cover in…
This past fall, a friend from my neighborhood lost her second battle with cancer. She’d already endured and survived breast cancer five years prior to this. She seemed healthy. Unfortunately, in December of 2016, she discovered that the cancer had metastasized and manifested itself in her brain. I told her I would pray. I also…