Teaching

In taking a walk this morning, it was easy to see that trick or treating last night was a complete success. Sugar coated ghosts, goblins, zombie cheerleaders, and other costumed kids littered the evidence of a fun filled evening by leaving a trail of wrappers lining the streets, curbs, and lawns. In the Bible, too, […]

In Italy, we traveled by train numerous times, and a QR code was the ticket, requiring me to download an app.  Once home, I deleted the app.  Easy enough.  But, emails keep coming. In Italian.  No unsubscribe button, so, translate to the rescue!  My answer –Update settings in the app.  What did I do?  Delete

We recently traveled to the Florida, and one thing on my “to do” list was to comb the beach for shells.  Big ones, small ones, broken ones, whole ones.  All are treasures to me.  Day one – great success.  Day two – I decided to narrow my search – perfect shells, a sand dollar, and

Baking cookies today and as I crack my eggs, I see those white stringy strands, called chalaze.  These egg white membranes serve an important purpose – they anchor the yolk the shell so that it stays centered in the egg.  It also helps us bakers as a prominent chalaze means that the egg is not

Last week I reported for jury duty.  I must say that I was anxious about it all – will I get picked?  How long will it last?  Criminal case?  Civil case? Now, don’t get me wrong.  If I was chosen, I would have been happy to serve as this is a civic duty that lets

Do you remember studying prepositions in class and one way to identify them was if a cat was able to “go there” then it might be a preposition. Up the tree Down the tree By the tree Through the tree Well – it wasn’t perfect, but it did help students to identify prepositions.  These phrases

Majestically watching over her city, The Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, is rich in beauty, art, culture.  The architect, Arnolfo di Cambio, began construction in 1296; however, he passed away in 1302 leaving a hole in the sanctuary where a dome was to be built.  A contest ensued to find someone that could build

Part of our worship this past Sunday was our children’s choir.  Young kids, in their Sunday best, some with hands in pockets, some a little nervous, all excited and praising our Lord. 

Last week in a Bible Study, a question was posed to us, “Who is your favorite person in the nativity story?”  I had to think about that for a second.  Of course, it’s all about Jesus, but who would I choose as a runner up favorite out of the other people privy to the events

One activity that I occasionally did in the high school classroom was play Pictionary. We only did it a few times a year after an assignment that was particularly difficult and lightheartedness was needed for a day.  I modified the game to make it work in a classroom setting and then turned the kids loose