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Meditation for the Day I should pray for faith as a thirsty person prays for water in a desert. Do I know what it means to feel sure that God will never fail me? Am I as sure of this as I am sure that I still breathe? I should pray daily and most diligentlyContinue reading “Wednesday, February 26 Readings”

Beginning on Wednesday of this week, I’ll be taking a break from social media for the season of Lent. In the meantime, I ponder what I’ll do to take up the time I’d usually be spending online. I realize that I spend far too much time scrolling on Facebook and the like and it’s goingContinue reading “What to do…”

After contemplating for less than a full day, I’ve decided I’ll once again be taking a hiatus from social media for the Lenten season of 2020. This year, Lent begins on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. But before Lent even begins, there’s Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent, which is a time to “clean the soul,” accordingContinue reading “Lenten Hiatus from Social Media”

On two different occasions in the past, I have taken a hiatus from social media over the Lenten season. I did so last year and thought it was beneficial for me to do so. I see that Lent is beginning next Wednesday and am once again seriously considering staying away from Facebook and the likeContinue reading “Contemplating Hiatus from Social Media Once Again”

I realized this afternoon that the beginning of the next year will mark the end of my first decade in retirement. Who would have ever known the journey that I would have traveled when I made that decision to leave the classroom ten years ago? Or at least I thought I was leaving…. The firstContinue reading “A Decade of “Retirement”…”

“To everything there is a season,A time for every purpose under heaven.” During the past several months, I have become more aware of the seasons we all experience in our lives. Just like the seasons of the calendar year, we go through various seasons in our journey. And as sure as fall transitions into winter, winter intoContinue reading “The Seasons in our Lives….”

For the first time in a couple of years, I’m not preparing to start a new school year. No bulletin boards to plan, no meetings to attend, no thoughts on what I’ll be doing the first days of class. Another transition time for me, going back to subbing instead of teaching every day. It isContinue reading “Detours in the Journey”