When I was growing up, my family had a treasured 1990 Chevy conversion van, known affectionately as "Big Blue." That comfy vacation-mobile took us to the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Times Square, Orlando, and even had the honor of being parked briefly in Hahvahd Yahd to move me into my freshman dorm. When it moved with us from Wisconsin to Fort Wayne, Indiana, for my father to attend the seminary, we eventually had to register it in-state. The story that follows is a favorite of my parents ... Read More about 2 JC 708: Holy Spirit and the BMV
5 Tips for the New College Freshman
This post is by a former student of mine, Aleana Branigan, who was my awesome yearbook editor during that interesting year I ran the yearbook, and she is currently a student at Ball State University. I asked her to share her thoughts on finishing her freshman year. She writes this guest post she affectionately titled "5 Tips to Avoid Being Fresh Meat" with advice for the incoming college student. 5 tips to avoid being fresh meat By Aleana BraniganCollege is going to be rough; your first month ... Read More about 5 Tips for the New College Freshman
Suicide Prevention: Asking the Question
During one of my early years teaching, a student wrote a short story assignment for my class about committing suicide. Her story was very specific, including waiting for her twin sister to leave the house to do the deed. I dismissed this story as a work of her creative mind. I pegged her as the quieter, deeper "goth" twin of the two, and I rationalized that no one who had an identical twin/automatic best friend could possibly be without a support system and honestly be considering suicide. I ... Read More about Suicide Prevention: Asking the Question
From Blogger to WordPress
I have learned SO MUCH in the past three weeks about blogging and the internet. Welcome to the official grand opening of my new blog! It looks a lot like the old blog on the outside, but on the inside I have a lot more control and a lot more potential to go places with my writing and sharing. This post is how I did it! Step One: find help. I am working with the Influencer program at Your Blog Consultants (see my last post for details). You don't necessarily have to have a real person to call ... Read More about From Blogger to WordPress
Changes are Coming…
Back in April, I wrote a post musing about what my blog could actually be. A week later, that post was interestingly picked up and discussed on a financial podcast about how to monetize blogs. This inspired me to think that this could be something, maybe something big! But what? How? In order to do more with my blog, I know I have to leave Blogger behind as a platform; I have formatting issues pretty regularly and I'm can't do very much in terms of layout or web design. It is great as a ... Read More about Changes are Coming…
Guest Blog: How to Foster a Kitten
I love learning, and sometimes I come across something that I know very little about, but want to know more -- so I find someone who does it and ask them! Today's guest post is from a friend of mine named Lauren who writes about fostering kittens! I asked her about it and she agreed to share the process. I'm allergic so it's not something I'll be doing anytime soon, but it is such a cool service and she gets great pleasure from it. Enjoy her post! Fostering animals is a great way for the ... Read More about Guest Blog: How to Foster a Kitten
First Visit to the Dentist
Trying new things can be scary, especially when you're only three. When I teach my Life101 class, I tell them that one of the ways they know they're an "adult" is their willingness - AND FOLLOW-THROUGH - to make their own doctor and dentist appointments. This is one aspect of adulthood that shocks them; often it causes them more consternation than actually moving away. I was married almost three years before I finally went back to the dentist once I had left the fold of my parental dental ... Read More about First Visit to the Dentist
Spartacus’ Reading List: May/June 2018
While Spartacus still pulls his favorite books from his April reading list, a few oldies-but-goodies found their way off the shelf this month. If you have an almost-four-year-old in your life, my son would like to recommend... Shhh! by Sally Grindley and Peter Utton This was one of Hubster's favorite books as a kid; it's about sneaking through a giant's castle, and has little doors you can open to see if everyone is still sleeping (spoiler: the giant wakes up). What's hysterical is ... Read More about Spartacus’ Reading List: May/June 2018
Vocabulary I learned from “Aladdin”
I love sharing fun vocabulary words with my students. I don't have the strongest academic background to teach English, but I love me some awesome vocab words. At our last family pizza movie night, we chose to expose Spartacus and Little Miss to the wonders of Disney's Aladdin. It has been nearly a decade since I've enjoyed this classic from my childhood. Like many other movies, I now see it completely differently as an adult watching with my own kids. I continue to find delight in ... Read More about Vocabulary I learned from “Aladdin”
Sibling Fun
Tonight, I was rocking and nursing Little Miss to sleep when nearly 4-year-old Spartacus marched in. He told me it was Daddy's birthday (it's not), we're having a party, and then he handed me an invisible balloon with these admonishments:"But don't bite it. It will pop. And don't let it land on the grass. It will pop. Remember that one time when I had a balloon and it landed on the grass and it popped? And don't squeeze it. It will pop."He summarily marched out again, then I hear him tell Daddy ... Read More about Sibling Fun
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