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” …
Category: life
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 did I become an old fogie?
Seriously. I am sitting in a hotel room in the dark, tapping, tapping at my keyboard (thought I was going … Continue reading When did I become an old fogie?
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…
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’…
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…
In the Garden of Weedin’…
“If I ‘accidentally’ advertised ‘free WEEDing opportunity,’ really emphasizing weed and really de-emphasizing the -ing, would people get the right wrong … Continue reading In the Garden of Weedin’…
When trouble is the teacher…
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). Some trouble we … Continue reading When trouble is the teacher…
When memory foam remembers…
It’s a rare Sunday morning. I have no obligations. I can attend church services at 8, 9:30, or 11 a.m. … Continue reading When memory foam remembers…
Puncturing the power of sin…
“Stick a fork in me and call me done.” That colloquialism is something I could have said when I ended … Continue reading Puncturing the power of sin…
Take my life and let it be… like a Coca Cola C.E.O. for Thee…
Truth be told, if it weren’t for my husband, I would be the world’s most targeted consumer. Infomercial? Let me … Continue reading Take my life and let it be… like a Coca Cola C.E.O. for Thee…
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