Tag: God
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Memoires of a Soldier’s Son
Okay, so I realize you guys haven’t heard from me in quite a while. Well, I have a valid excuse (not really). I have been busy doing blah, blah, blah……Yeah, I’ve been busy, but who hasn’t? I honestly have had quite a bit to talk about, but I wanted to make sure that my post…
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Stay Strong
The word for the week is: “fuerte”. One of my close friends is teaching me how to speak Spanish, and she taught me that that word means “strong”. Although this picture doesn’t exude me being strong, it does have a purpose. I decided to let the art students paint my face during a serving opportunity…
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As if no one is looking.
Something unexpected happened to me Friday. I had been feeling like the week whizzed by without me having reflected upon all that had transpired. Here’s an unknown fact about me: My goal is to accomplish something each day, so that I will have the feeling of, well, accomplishment (redundancy isn’t cute: I get it). Currently,…
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What’s missing?
Greetings to all of the fantabulous readers out there (fantastic+fabulous=fantabulous)! I bring you greetings from the penthouse floor of my building, where I reside. Who cares if my building only has three floors? That’s not the point. Let’s get right to it. Lately, I am constantly being reminded that everything requires a process. I find…
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Remission Reloaded
Remission: the act or process of remitting Synonyms: absolution, amnesty, forgiveness, pardon, remittal I thought I would educate my readers. Hey, I’m a teacher. Can you tell? Recently, I had the esteemed pleasure of blaming someone else for a deep hurt that I’ve been experiencing lately–Too direct? Yes? Let me say it differently. For quite…
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El cazador de sueños (The Dream Catcher)
This time, I decided to change writing spots. I’m writing you from IHOP. Let’s begin, shall we? During a previous post, I talked about not letting go of your dreams. Well, after writing that, it fueled me to pass on that lesson to my kids (students). In August, I purchased the “Dream” wall decal for…
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I almost had an abortion.
I figured that would get your attention. Now, on to the meaning of all this. I can remember there was a time when I wanted to be an Air Force pilot. That had to be one of my first dreams. As realistic as that was, it played “second fiddle” to an even bigger dream: Music…
