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Peace: New Birth to a Living Hope

I want peace for each of you. In your heart, in your mind, in your spirit, may you feel the peace of Christ’s presence in the room where you are independent, quiet, and keeping on.  Continue reading

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The Gardener, TWaLC March 29, 2018

As educators, it is our responsibility to cultivate deep, lasting growth. We must find ways to ensure sustenance for our students. When students leave our classrooms, their lives should be changed…for the better. Continue reading

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Perception IS Reality

Recently I was categorized by someone who really didn’t know me beyond my name, my profession, and my writing hobby as a ‘Holy Roller’.  I’m okay with that description.  I guess it could be worse, right?  In fact, I have … Continue reading

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Remember What Your Father Told You?

Seems like I have been getting unsolicited advice and direction from my father since I was old enough to listen.  As is the case with most, I, too, went through stages of my life when I listened, then I questioned, … Continue reading

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Allowing Teenagers to Grow Spiritually

As a high school English teacher I have the opportunity each and every day to interact with an interesting yet complex group of people.  Teenagers are battling identity issues, emotional swings, physical development, and hormonal rushes that often lead to, … Continue reading

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A Sacred Promise: The Joy of Faith and Hope – Update

The final edits and the full interior layout will be submitted to my publisher, Mill City Press, on Friday September 30, 2011.  The production of the book has not gone as smoothly as I thought it would, but, nevertheless, we … Continue reading

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A Sacred Promise: The Joy of Faith and Hope

My second non-fiction memoir, A Sacred Promise: The Joy of Faith and Hope, is currently in the production stage of the publishing process.  I am so excited about this manuscript!  I am eager for the final product to become a … Continue reading

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“This Is What Democracy Looks Like!”

As I stood near the Assembly Room on the second level of our state’s capital, a voice cried out from the floor of the Rotunda, “Tell me what democracy looks like!”  Thousands of Wisconsinites in a unified, thunderous voice responded, “THIS … Continue reading

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And So This Is Christmas….

And so this is Christmas…. Time seems to pause, momentarily, on Christmas each year.  Amidst the rush of living, Christmas has a calmness that is unparalleled.  Children anticipating the day, adults scrambling to bake, buy, and beat the clock, for … Continue reading

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God’s Been Good To Me

I have been feeling somewhat nostalgic lately.  As 2010 comes to an end, I am nearing my 40th birthday in April.  The decade of my 30’s has been, in a word, amazing!! Desiree had a surprise birthday party for me … Continue reading

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