A friend called me recently with some bad news. She tried to sound upbeat but I could tell she was feeling discouraged. She was questioning why she had to face this particular situation and how it was going to work out in the end. We’ve all felt it at different…
Read moreAccording to my mom, after my first day of first grade I greeted her with the words, “Mommy I want to be a teacher.” Sometime between the hours of 9AM and 3PM that day I became enamored with the teaching profession. I grew up knowing that was my destiny. I…
Read moreLately, as I approach my birthday the chorus of an old hymn I’ve heard often during my growing up years have been ringing through my head. I don’t recall actually hearing it being sung but, my grandmother, my mom, my aunt and a lot of the older church mothers quoted…
Read more1 O God, do not remain silent; do not turn a deaf ear, do not stand aloof, O God Psalm 83:1(NIV) The teacher is silent during a test. I’ve heard this quote often in sermons and testimonies. The teacher in me recognizes the truth in the statement. At the end of…
Read moreI forgot for a moment. I had received some devastating news and I totally failed the trust test. I couldn’t hear God quietly whisper, “Trust me child,” over the echo of the news that I allowed to take away my peace of mind. You keep him in perfect peace whose…
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