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  • 57th Trip!

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    In my mind lately I have had long periods of time not feeling well in my body and spirit. ALS has plateaus and valleys. There are no longer any peaks. You know, students, growing stronger physically. If you are blessed with time, you can adapt with technology, Thanks be to God. I recently went on…

  • Woman of God

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    This Lent I discovered this prayer from Mother Olga of the religious order founder and servant mother of the Daughters of Mary of Nazareth. This prayer will stay on my lips until my last breath, “Empty me. Fill me. Use me.” It cleanses my heart. It fills me with the Holy Spirit. Most importantly it…

  • Oops!

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    Oops! I Did It Again This Lent. I always start with such determination to study, read, reflect, and WRITE every day of Lent then share with my blog. I have not been able to make 40 consecutive Lent blogs. I am struggling with chaos in my life this Lent, heck this year. There are a…

  • Lent Day #2 Lent in the Fast Lane

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    Welcome back! It’s only our second day of Lent and look at what we have accomplished. Goals! Fridays are for Fasting, FFF, F cubed, or TRIPLE F. My teacher nerd is showing. Drum roll, please…  We are clearing out our hearts and minds from hateful words, thoughts, and actions. Zip, Zilch, and Zero from our…

  • Gethsemane Days

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    In my mind, I am still enjoying Easter. Students, it is the fourth week of Easter and life here in Tennessee is bursting with rebirth. It is also rising from the earth. Have you discovered all of the trees bursting with colorful blooms? Last week we read St. Stephen in Acts of the Apostles 6:…

  • Punitive versus Restorative

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    Recently, my life has been filled with recovery time. August is a busy time for parents and teachers. School starting and renewing routines take a lot out of us. August also happens to be the month that I begin searching for sponsors for the annual Autumn March for ALS. I have to take several days…

  • From Martha to Mary

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    Reflecting today on my readings, I realize that I have become a Mary. I watch the flurry of social media posting about back to school and I visit the season before ALS. I was such a Martha. I enjoyed every busy moment of every busy teaching day from inservices preparing our minds for another year…

  • Eucharist

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    We are in the middle of our octave of Easter. This is the eight days following Easter Sunday. It is celebrated in the Catholic Church. Today’s readings were about the crippled man by the beautiful gate. He had been crippled from birth. He sat there every day of his life begging for help. Peter and…

  • The Last shall be First

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    Happy Holy Thursday students! Today as I finished my readings, I imagined Jesus washing my feet. Why did he do this? Why did he, the son of God, wash the feet of his disciples? Peter resisted. Jesus told him unless he was allowed to wash his feet then he could not truly follow Jesus. I love the…

  • Life and Death

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    Last Friday was a special day students. It is the birthday of my last child, Abbey. As a mother every child you have bears a special place in your heart. Each one’s birthday is a special day. We have an Independence Day baby, Labor Day baby, Christmas baby, a Mother’s Day baby, and Easter baby. Lots of Alley babies and each one is…