Ideas for Your Afternoon Snack Platter
Sometimes friends and students lovingly tease me about my now 12 year commitment to my after school Snack Platter. I have loved putting out after school snacks from the time Sarah started kindergarten until this very afternoon when my now teen daughters arrive home. The after school Snack Platter now happens at 4:00 PM, and […]
A Loving Eye
This morning I came across Psalm 32:8 where David reminds us of God’s intentions toward us. We read this: I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Psalm 32:8 I love the description of God with a loving eye on us today. […]
Your Questions Answered About the Penn State 2019 White Out Game
What a night! Our family journeyed by bus to Happy Valley—a whopping 3 miles from my home—that would have taken 2 hours (at least) had we attempted to drive. We might have walked. Next time, we shall! It was our first Penn State football game. Hence, your questions: Why did it take you twelve years […]
The Difference Prayer Makes
Even in the midst of a Saturday bustling with tailgate food, plans for a football game, housework, and grading, I pause to pray. It’s OK to tell God everything, to rejoice, to confess, and to ask. It makes all the difference in the world to pause and simply ask for what you need and talk […]
A Fun Little Recipes
I love trying new recipes, and this one excites me: Buffalo Cauliflower Wings https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/2019/06/27/buffalo-cauliflower-wings-recipe/. Every few weeks or so, it’s fun to exercise a little creativity in the kitchen, especially if it involves adding in some veggies for the family. Last month, I found myself crazy for empanadas. A college student actually informed me of […]
The Walk Home
A student recently shared her favorite quote from clinical psychologist Ram Dass. He says this: “We’re all just walking each other home.” She loves the image of being the hand to hold to aid people on their journey home. I think of spending my whole life walking others home to true belonging, to healing, to […]
Bring Courage
This morning, I watched the video of when Fred Rogers was inducted into the TV Critics Television Hall of Fame in 1999. In the video, the adult Jeff Erlanger—the same little boy who visited Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood to talk about life in his wheelchair in 1981—came to surprise Mr. Rogers on the stage. I remember […]
More or Less
I love asking students midway through the semester what they need more of or less of. They often need more advanced grammar lessons, so I adjust. They often need less rhetorical theory since their high schools prepared them, so I adjust. I like the question for my own soul, too. Midway into October, I ask […]
More Ways to Pray
I continue to think more about ways I can pray for my husband and children. I note this morning that Jesus prays twice in John 17 that God would protect His followers from the evil one. I remember to pray that God would protect my family. I also consider the beautiful blessing in Psalm 115 […]
A Little Something of a Big Joy
This morning, I read Judy Dunagan’s wonderful devotion called Praying God’s Word. She explores John 17 and teaches us about praying for our children or grandchildren especially. I note her comment on praying for them that they may have the “full measure of joy” Jesus talks about in verse 13. I thought about how I […]