Video from Christian Product Expo

Walking through a fourth grade hallway today I heard girls discussing their appearances. “I’m too tall” one girl said. “Yes, but I’m too short” another girl stated. The girl on the end said, “you know what kind of names people call me!” The other two girl jumped in to help their friend. “Don’t listen to…

Today I learned my release date for my children’s book Good One, God. It will release on November 11th! I am so excited. You will be able to pre-order it on the publisher’s website soon. redemption-press.com, under the bookstore tab. For those of you that are local, I will be having my Book Release Party…

At nighttime, do you leave a tiny light on for a little bit of security? Do you have a favorite blanket or teddy bear that makes you feel safe? Are you afraid of getting COVID-19 or worse diseases? From my earliest years, I remember having a bad dream that resulted in some of my family…

The Oxford Dictionary defines the word thankful as “pleased and relieved.” Both of those are feelings. The same dictionary defines the word grateful as “showing an appreciation or kindness.” Gratitude goes to a deeper level, it is being aware that your appreciation stems from something outside of yourself such as a higher power. The teacher…

I remember as a child my mother would say, “I have eyes in the back of my head.” Which was her way of telling me to behave myself. As a teacher, I’ve often told my students I have bionic hearing. Now, although that is a hyperbole, I do have some seriously good hearing. I would…

After many years of teaching elementary and middle school children, I made a switch to teaching at the university level. I remember thinking, I won’t have to remind these students to turn in their work on time. They will have their lives together. University students are adults, so they won’t need a great deal of…