Daily Step – Caught off Guard
On one of our walks this weekend, my boys were struck with wonder at the new life they found. “Look mommy! That duck has one, two,...
April 28, 2020
Daily Step – Only today is ours.
I had a good weekend, did you? Often on Monday mornings when people would ask me (back when I saw people on a daily basis) “How...
April 27, 2020
Sunday Stride – Next time really SEE Him
The last thing I did at my school was listen to eight seniors give their senior retreat talks. To a man, each talk was incredibly moving....
April 25, 2020
Daily Step – Learning to ask “How can I help?”
“How can I help?” This is the line that the main character of the show New Amsterdam says to everyone he meets in his hospital. It...
April 24, 2020
Daily Step – Don’t let it slip away.
I woke up at 3:30AM from a dream I couldn’t hold onto. Has that ever happened to you? You were in the middle of a nice...
April 23, 2020
Daily Step – When you need prayers, ask for help.
I never miss deadlines. And I almost missed one this week. I was having a bad case of writer’s block for a writing assignment and every...
April 22, 2020
Daily Step – I miss my students.
I miss my students. I had that thought yesterday- not for the first time in the last six weeks. I’ve been a teacher for almost 20...
April 21, 2020
Daily Step – Hunting for Treasure
There is treasure to be had if you only look for it. Yesterday, I finally convinced my oldest son to go on a walk with us...
April 20, 2020
Sunday Stride – A Line of Hope
In early February 2020, I gathered to pray with 20 other Ignatian educators in a small chapel in Sedona, AZ. I almost didn’t notice the building...
April 18, 2020
Daily Step – To be like children…
I found four sets of kid paints and two sets of dot paint markers in my house yesterday and not a single paint brush. That was...
April 17, 2020