Category Archives: faith

Cultural Heritage

I am most interested in the parts of my ancestral heritage that were involved in ministry. I am aware that several ancestors down the line were Lutheran ministers. I’ve done some research on their service in the ministry, finding that one helped found the local university I attended and received two degrees from. I justContinue reading “Cultural Heritage”

Where is My Focus?

We all have had unfortunate events in our lives that can cast a shadow on our present moments. Marianne Williamson says that we need to focus on the possibilities of the present and future moments to create a more favorable outlook on life. There is a tendency for people to focus on the tragedies andContinue reading “Where is My Focus?”

There Comes a Time….

For forty-three years, I have been a classroom teacher in some sort or fashion. I spent twenty-nine years as a full-time teacher, most of which were in middle school classrooms. For the past fourteen years, since my retirement in 2010, I’ve been substitute teaching and filling in for teachers on an interim basis. There haveContinue reading “There Comes a Time….”

Each Day Unfolds…

Each day unfolds as it will. Although we may have the most-detailed of plans, there are those events that can and will occur that are unforeseen. Then we do the best that we can to deal with those and if necessary, modify our plans. There are many aspects of our daily lives that we doContinue reading “Each Day Unfolds…”

Continuing to Walk Despite the Fear

I am reminded this morning that there are those times our minds are going to be filled with fear. Yet despite those fears, we must continue walking the forward path. It is during some of these times that our greatest gains in faith are to be found. While I was driving yesterday morning, I heardContinue reading “Continuing to Walk Despite the Fear”

Hiatus Day Seven – Emotional Health

I have to admit that I struggle with what most would call emotional health. Beginning with my journey of recovery in 2002, I’ve started learning what emotionally healthy is really like and some tools to help achieve positive emotional health. Many of my emotionally-unhealthy thoughts occur when I first wake up. The stampede of thoughtsContinue reading “Hiatus Day Seven – Emotional Health”

Beginnings and Endings….

227 days….42 weeks, 1 day….21 years and 2 months….all endings of certain journeys in my life. But also the realization that those endings also mark the beginnings of new ways of life. There come those points in life when we note the endings of certain parts of our existence. It might be that a personContinue reading “Beginnings and Endings….”

The Universe Responds…

Life has a way of sending difficulties our way and from time-to-time it appears it’s just one difficulty after another. But does the Universe have something else in mind as we weave our way through life’s ups and downs? I recently listened to a podcast by Marianne Williamson in which she asserts that the UniverseContinue reading “The Universe Responds…”