"I got to thinking one day about all those women on the Titanic who passed up dessert at dinner that fateful night in an effort to 'cut back.' From then on, I've tried to be a little more flexible."
(Erma Bombeck)
Saturday, February 19, 2011 at 10:08AM I’ve now been a high school teacher for almost six months and just last week, I became aware of a peculiar and unanticipated side effect: my heart is growing bigger. Of course, I’m not referring to my actual, physical heart, but my ability to have compassion—and dare I say?—even love for my students.
Monday, November 22, 2010 at 3:58PM Why does this make me cry?
Thanks to another blogger, Steve at Pithless Thoughts, I came across this video. Steve very eloquently wrote about his reaction to it, so I won’t duplicate his remarks here. All I know is that when I viewed this video, I was moved to tears.
I can’t articulate exactly why. Maybe it’s something to do with light invading darkness, beauty intersecting with the mundane, and all that. Maybe you’ll view this video and feel none of that.
But, if you’re like me, maybe you are struck by the sublime converging with the commonplace. If that’s not worth singing about, I don’t know what is.
The kingdom of this world
Is become the kingdom of our Lord.
George Frideric Handel
To view the link on YouTube, click here.
Saturday, November 13, 2010 at 11:58AM My first quarter as an official teacher ended last Friday and I also had my first evaluation. Seems like a good time for an update.
Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 3:46PM I rarely post a video for a blog entry, but I've made an exception for this one. If you take the time to view this 12-minute video, I promise you won't forget it and I hope you will be inspired. Meet Alice, the world's oldest living Holocaust survivor at 106 years of age.
Monday, October 25, 2010 at 8:00AM This post was originally published on March 16, 2009. "The extreme greatness of Christianity lies in the fact that it does not seek a supernatural remedy for suffering, but a supernatural use for it." -- Simone Weil
Monday, October 18, 2010 at 3:05PM I’m playing catch-up with my blog. I have so much to say, but no time to write! Here’s an update of recent events:
Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 1:31PM I have now completed three weeks of teaching high school. My days have turned into commuting, working, eating, working some more, and sleeping. After I was hired on September 1, I was given keys to two different classrooms, shown my office, and told to report to work on September 7. School had already been in session for two days without me (a substitute handled the first sessions while I was being hired).
