Holy Week Series: I am the good shepherd.
"I am the good shepherd." John 10:11 When I was in college, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Salamanca, Spain. One morning, super early, I woke in my…
Holy Week Series: I am the gate.
"I am the gate." John 10:7 This is the I am statement of Jesus that I probably know the least, and in my research for this post, I realized/learned that…
Holy Week Series: I am the light of the world.
"I am the light of the world." John 8:12 Right now the world is very dark. We feel alone, anxious, afraid. Some of us have been home for weeks, some…
Holy Week Series: I am the Bread of Life
"I am the bread of life." John 6:35 Happy Palm Sunday! Like me, many of you are probably spending this Palm Sunday in semi-isolation, away from your worship family. In…
Holy Week Prayer Journals
Somehow, in the Lentiest Lent I've ever had, Holy Week snuck up on me. Maybe it's because I haven't been able to go to church in person for several weeks.…
19 things I’m grateful for today
Everyone knows it's a strange and difficult time for our country, and especially for students, families, and teachers as we adjust to the current "normal" of covid-19. Something that has…
Favorite Online Catholic Resources for Middle School
As promised, I want to share some of my favorite online resources for middle school aged kids. Many of the amazing resources floating around on Facebook right now seemed aimed…
Thoughts from the Quarantine, Day Four
If you've somehow missed all the coronavirus posts, recommendations and people generously sharing teaching resources, I'm pretty impressed with your persistance. And while I don't intend this to be a…
How I Lent: Classroom Edition
One of my coworkers loves to retell the story of his first year at our school. After a jam-packed Advent season, I jokingly remarked to him, “Just wait- Lent is…
How I Lent: Personal Edition
Lent is only a week away! It’s hard to believe. Somehow it tends to sneak up on me more easily now that I juggle working and being a mom. Lent…