It’s official. September is half over. Instead of wondering where the time went and requesting a refund for the first fifteen days, I’m choosing to keep moving forward—even in my thoughts. (So I’ve been planning something for October that I…
Cinderella, Get out of the Corner!
If you know the tune, sing along: “In my own little corner in my own little chair, I can be whatever I want to be.” This song from Cinderella provided the backdrop for many Saturday afternoons of laughter and cleaning…
The God of 9/11
It was school picture day. For me, the elementary music teacher in a small Christian School in the Detroit area, that meant my normal routine would be somewhat unpredictable because the day’s class schedule would be controlled largely by how…
A Bonus Lesson from Mary and Martha
The names Mary and Martha are often spoken as one word, MaryandMartha, because the mention of their names takes us to the true and familiar story in the Bible that talks about the contrast in their “learning styles.” As their…
Becoming Positively Magnet-Minded
Though longer, explanatory, story-telling posts are sometimes needful to share the “big picture” of lessons for everyday Christian living, sometimes one simple thought can carry you through an entire day or, as I hope is true in this case, an…