Most of you are in your last week of school before a much-deserved winter break. Many teachers claim that this week is one of their favorite weeks of the year, and I hope that you are able to find joy and holiday connection in this week, regardless of if you are virtual or face-to-face. But… Read more

I have a podcast for a totally selfish reason – I get to pick the brains of administrators for 30 minutes straight. I get to hear, from their birdseye view of a campus, what the needs, wants, fears, inspirations, and successes are. I get to hear strategies, experiences, and and stories of students and teachers… Read more

The photo above was his “before pic”. Here is his “immediately after” pic. I lost sleep over it. I had anxiety over it. I had everyone praying for him. I’ve never even had a cavity that I can remember, so my concerns were coming from other peoples’ horror stories. Clearly, from the picture at the… Read more

This year.  What a year.  I know that phrase is getting a little cliché, but it really has been a year like none other.  Educators have been asked to go on the front lines for students like they’ve never been asked to do.  I’ve spoken to countless educators with health problems of their own, battling… Read more

I was recently reading one of Michael Hyatt’s books when I was really hit in the face with this chart. Now, this is a mindset, meaning it seeps into all areas of our lives. I had to take a self inventory of each main part of my life and see where my mindset was resting.… Read more

I just got back from a run. It was hard today. If you run (or work out) regularly, you know that some days are just harder than others. I also did a pretty hard leg workout yesterday, so I felt like my legs were carrying an extra 10 pounds each. And it was pretty hot… Read more