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Vocation

Get in the Boat

My last blog entry was a “part 1” of a multi-part series.  In that entry, I approached the ...
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Proverbs 3

Last spring, my husband, Matt, and I went to a Battlehawks game and parked in a parking garage ...
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Embracing a New School Year: A Valuable Reflection

As the new school year begins, Lutheran school teachers celebrate their calling to a unique and meaningful ministry. ...
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The Solo Fasting Retreat: A Spiritual Practice of Restoration

The art and science of fasting do not seem to be very well-known. In conversing with others, they ...
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Work/Life Balance

I was asked to consider writing on work/life balance for this blog post. Apparently, I was deemed worthy ...
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I’d Like to Ask You a Couple of Questions

Does your school have extra-curricular activities?  If so, why?  Maybe we don’t give intentional thought very often to ...
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What in the World?

Not a day goes by that I am not reminded of the global village in which we live ...
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What Will You Do This Summer?

     The old cliché goes that “the best things about teaching are June, July, and August.”  In my ...
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Where are all the Church Workers?

There was a recent post that asked probing questions about opinions regarding the critical shortage of church workers ...
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The First Three Days of School…

This blog is about real life in our Lutheran schools. The title may allow the reader to reminisce ...
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