Loving back words…
When I was defrocking my mother’s home this past weekend, I came across some plaques that some of us had … Continue reading Loving back words…
Category: Christian life
Close your eyes and drink deeply…
Sometimes I have to force myself to do what’s good for me. Like going back to work after a four-day … Continue reading Close your eyes and drink deeply…
Lessons from My Mother: Time, Love, and Wisdom
A tribute to my mother, a woman of excellence As my siblings and I rifled through my mother’s belongings this … Continue reading Lessons from My Mother: Time, Love, and Wisdom
I blame blogging on my bladder…
And it’s a good thing! I think best in the morning, which means I usually write best in the morning–especially … Continue reading I blame blogging on my bladder…
I am Sara–without an “h” …
In desperation (and knowing I had but a few moments to write today), I thought I would try responding to … Continue reading I am Sara–without an “h” …
No can do “No Whine Wednesday”…
Mid-chapel service on Tuesday, our headmaster called out, “Mrs. Dagen, could we add to tomorrow’s announcements that we are not … Continue reading No can do “No Whine Wednesday”…
When work feels like play…
Today I have the privilege to attend a conference that will help me lead my school through the accreditation process. … Continue reading When work feels like play…
How pride squelches our talents…
“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms” (1 … Continue reading How pride squelches our talents…
Out of the mouths of teens…
One of my favorite contemporary artists is Mary Englebreit, and one of my favorite pieces of art by her illustrates … Continue reading Out of the mouths of teens…
Nothing like that just-brushed feeling…
In addition to my usual post-church grocery shopping routine, this morning I took the time to take my van through … Continue reading Nothing like that just-brushed feeling…
Why Goldilocks was “just wrong”…
The story of Goldilocks as told in a Little Golden Book’s The Three Bears simulates how I try to live—as … Continue reading Why Goldilocks was “just wrong”…
‘Suffering, too, is a good thing’…
My junior and senior English students had read Crime and Punishment and the book of Job. My bulletin board for … Continue reading ‘Suffering, too, is a good thing’…
“…but what I do have I give you”
One day Peter and John were going up to the temple at the time of prayer—at three in the afternoon. 2 Now a … Continue reading “…but what I do have I give you”
No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…
I’ve been reading the book of Job with my literature students recently, and we all agree that we wouldn’t want … Continue reading No longer worrying that “it could happen to me”…
Mom’s move to memory care…
My mom became a perfect square this year: 81. I envisioned throwing a Pinterest-worthy birthday party, where we decorated in … Continue reading Mom’s move to memory care…
By the word of our testimony…
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation, and the power, and the kingdom of our … Continue reading By the word of our testimony…
Finding the Son in the sun…
“There is a God shaped vacuum in the heart of every man which cannot be filled by any created thing, … Continue reading Finding the Son in the sun…
I saw the light…
It was my first visit to this eye doctor. Therefore, he chatted to break the ice as he examined my … Continue reading I saw the light…
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