February - 2021

18 Ways to a Praying Lifestyle

I knew I should pray more. I tried–I really did. I got up earlier and got in my cozy chair . . . only to find it was too cozy and I was...

On Following Directions, and the Right Way to Make a PB&J

I had a fun unit I did with my students when I was teaching them to write technical language. First, I created relevance for the unit by...

Impediments to Prayer

After a traumatic experience in our family, I wanted nothing more than to move. I didn’t want to live in the fishbowl of my little town...

On Counting Things

My dad was a man of numbers. After church I could ask him, “How many today, Dad?” And he’d tell you the exact number of people in worship...

Avoiding Surgery

When I walked into the office at Loyalton High, where I worked, I was surprised to see that our son Josh hadn’t signed up for his second...

Cheek Turning

How long have you lived in your house? This year will mark FORTY years that we’ve lived in our home. Can you believe that? It seems...

Muddy Boots

I have a cousin Roger, who used travel from the central coastal area of California to our family home south of Sacramento to go duck...