"The Road goes ever on and on down from the door where it began…" ~ J.R.R. Tolkien
There is an ornament that says "Special Teacher" hanging on our Christmas tree. It was given to me by a family member several years ago, and it is significant--nearly all of our ornaments have a special meaning--because it celebrates my career as a teacher. I started teaching in the fall of 2005 just after I graduated from college, … Continue reading Transition and Healing
This is number ten. The tenth year I've started school as a teacher. Or I could count it as number twenty-seven: the twenty-seventh year I've started school as either a student or a teacher. That's a lot of first days of school. But this one might have been the hardest. Okay, so I don't actually remember … Continue reading Back in the Classroom
Charles and I attended a wonderful graduation ceremony last night for the Morrison Academy Class of 2014. I'm so proud of all my seniors who are going off into the world in the coming months. May God bless each of them, and may they see Him more clearly and trust Him more deeply day by … Continue reading The Class of 2014
Today, I went to school to say goodbye to my beloved senior students on their last day of class. Though I didn't teach them for the full year, I love them with my full heart. I will be praying for each of them as they embark on the next part of their journey. My prayer … Continue reading My Beloved Students
Last night was our Staff Appreciation Dinner at Morrison Academy Taichung. Every year the board graciously treats the entire staff (teachers, maintenance workers, principals, administrative assistants, tech guys, cleaning people, cooking staff, etc.) to a formal dinner party. It's the one time of year that you'll see all Morrison personnel dressed in their finest, and it's … Continue reading Joy and Appreciation
