Someone once asked me what my mother taught me about motherhood. I thought of the word “sacrifice”. My mother belonged to the so-called “Greatest Generation.” The Great Depression taught this generation to “make do” with what they had and sometimes to “do without.” During World War II, this generation of people rallied to do their […]
God Is Exalted (and He Will Lift You Up) “In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that—and, therefore, know yourself as nothing in comparison—you do not know God at all.” C. S. Lewis “Be still, and know that I am God. […]
“It’s never enough!” I threw up my hands and sighed. My neck muscles tensed. I felt a heavy, invisible weight settle on my shoulders. I stared at the words of the text message. One of my fellow teachers had shared an idea she was implementing with her class. Should I be doing that, too? I wondered. […]