Day 063: Focus on What’s Important

I stopped by Church on the way to work as I do almost every day. I had, as usual, not nearly enough time to sit in silence and peace with my Lord. With only a short time to say hello to Jesus and His Holy Family before needing to run, I wanted to make the…

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Day 059: Algebra is Hard

As the school year comes to a close, teachers are busy getting students ready to take their final exams. As an algebra teacher, there are comments I know I can count on. The main one at the end of the year is, “This is hard.” If you can say that in a whiny, sulky, sullen…

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Day 057: I Didn’t Want to, But I Did

The focus of this post changed as I wrote its title. My original intent was to talk about how I didn’t want to fulfill what I promised myself I would do. It was late. I was tired. The promises I’d made were only a few small things. It’s likely that no one would notice that…

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