Category: Teacher
Comfort in Anxiety
Since 1996, mid-July through September have typically been seasons of anxiety for me. If you are a teacher, you may relate! The beginning years were…
He Has a Plan
Ever since I surrendered my life to the Lord, I’ve had a consistent desire for the people I love to do the same. Knowing Jesus…
Blocking Me from My Goal
I was in my first year of teaching and at this time I had one of my first challenging students! My student teaching assignments were…
They All Need His Touch
My first teaching position was as a substitute for Tacoma Public Schools. I did that for about five months and then I was offered a…
Imposter Student
Imposter student! I had a professor in the teaching program at Central Washington University who used this title to explain insecure feelings that people get….
A Consistent Response from God
This was written as I approached graduation and was looking toward my first teaching position. From the journal . . . . May 1996 Lord,…
The Very Best
When I journal, I usually just start talking to the Lord. Like any relationship, some things are important, or even desperate on my part, while…
I Don’t Know How to Be
In 1989 I began sensing the Lord calling me to become an elementary school teacher. I had thought for years that when my kids were…
Overwhelmed Again
There is nothing new under the sun. So it’s no wonder God uses the same strategy to encourage His people as He did thousands of…
Take Prayer Out of School? Not Gonna Happen!
When I started teaching in the public school system, I made it a priority to begin praying for my students before they came. I asked…