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Susan October 18, 2018

Use Your Talents to Make the World a Better Place

I give my middle school English students journal prompts every day. Some topics are more difficult for them than others, and it might surprise you that the most difficult prompt for them has been: Describe three things you do well. At 11-14 years of age, this topic is a struggle. Many of them don’t know
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Susan October 11, 2018

Your Scars Tell A Story

What type of stories they tell is up to you. “The optimist already sees the scar over the wound; the pessimist still sees the wound underneath the scar.” – Ernest Schroder When I was in fifth grade, I lived in a neighborhood that had no fewer than 8 boys. I was the only girl they
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Susan October 4, 2018

Why Can’t I Rest?

What is hindering you from being well-rested and what you can do about it. “There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.” – Alan Cohen I don’t watch a lot of television or subscribe to one of the many streaming services and this shocks my middle school
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Susan September 27, 2018

How Questioning Can Improve Your Life

“By doubting we are led to question, by questioning we arrive at the truth.” – Peter Abelard Sometimes I wonder if I was the most frustrating Sunday school student of all time. I have always had an inquisitive mind and I was not shy in asking questions; lots of them! I can remember asking, If
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Susan September 21, 2018

The Grace of Patience

I can’t believe that everyone has exactly 24 hours, that’s 1,440 minutes, or 86,480 seconds in a day. Time can’t be the same across the board, right? Remember how long it was before Christmas morning arrived when you were a child? What about how long a school year seemed? It was so long! Now, the
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Susan September 16, 2018

The Power Struggle of Obedience

“[To have Faith in Christ] means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in saying you trusted a person if you would not take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him.” C.S. Lewis
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Susan September 3, 2018

I Need versus I Want

“Sometimes the best things for us aren’t necessarily the things we want.” – Sara Farizan You never know . . . When I go on any trip, I always pack far more than what I need. I have given this behavior some thought and identified why I consistently do this. First, I make a mental
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Susan August 27, 2018

Don’t Confuse Mistakes with Poor Choices

Can you distinguish between a mistake (m) and a poor choice(pc)? Take this 10-question quiz. Okay, okay…some of these situations and my answers you can debate but, setting that aside, look through the list again and see if you can identify the one major difference between mistakes and poor choices. Give up? The one major
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Susan August 20, 2018

Laziness is Deadly; Here’s Why

“We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work” ― Thomas A. Edison When I’m asked what I do for a living and I reply that I’m a teacher of middle and high school students, I often hear a sigh. The questioner will often follow with something like, “I don’t know how
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Susan August 14, 2018

Four Benefits of Kindness

When I think back on my childhood, one of my favorite memories was attending vacation Bible school. I loved hearing the stories of the Bible, playing games, making crafts and singing. There is one song in particular that I remember based on Ephesian 4:32. Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as
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