http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/weekinreview/10stone.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/world/asia/28seoul.html
Don't get me wrong, I love technology. I'm on my computer far FAR too much in a day. I love my iPhone. I watch TV on-line instead of having cable. But I also see the changes technology is making on the way my students interact with the world and engage spiritually, and while there are pluses, there are many negatives. How can we help students be conscious engagers of the world instead of passive consumers of culture/entertainment?
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Yikes.
This weekend I will be responsible for the care of 3 teenage Canadian boys (basketball players... BIG boys). It will be fun, I'm sure, but right now my thoughts are more along the line of, "really? How in the world is this my life?"
I kind of love it.
I kind of love it.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Judge me all you want...
But I love Gilmore Girls. I have a hard time not thinking less of people who don't. I know, I know, that's an awful thing to say... but really, what kind of person DOESN'T appreciate the witty and oh-so-realistic (or not) banter.
For the record, I like Logan and Jess and think Dean is b-o-r-i-n-g.
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Monday, January 25, 2010
I really am loved
This + playlist of my favorite tunes + book on the Medieval Mind = good life.
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Back? Happy.
I may be back to blogging. Perhaps. Here's why.
It's been a rough year. Usually, I try to project (or am) a stable, even-keeled, self-sufficient self. I don't ask (most people) for help and I rarely say I'm not ok. But this year, I'm in transition and that has left me unstable, without the resevoir of "ok" that I've had in the past.
I haven't written because I haven't had the time to think, to know what to say. But now, I'm taking a different approach. I want to focus on now instead of worrying about then. I am so incredibly blessed in my life, and I want to share that with you in the form of some pictures that make my life so good.
This may seem self-absorbed, but here's why this picture... I love driving in sunshine in the winter. It comes from car rides with my mom in MI. She celebrates even the weakest ray of sun, and so now I do. Plus, I love this coat. Vain, but true.
Recently, my friend Beth and I have been texting at 5:45 AM for some morning accountability. We had both been struggling to get up and get good time in the Word, so this is our solution.
Not a good picture, but action shots on the iPhone are hard. This is the BTA boys' basketball team (in white). I've written about them before, but really, I love these boys. This year, they're a group of emotional-wrecks, which has made it an interesting season, but they're making improvements, which is encouraging.
Yesterday, I had coffee with my friend Jeremiah. In almost 2 hours of conversation we covered a broad range of topics, from relationships to Jesus to a bigger discussion on creation-fall-redemption and a provident God. It reminded me that life is so much more than the problems in front of my face. My faith means that I believe strongly that God is orchestrating something so much greater than me.
This week was a thankful, happy week.
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It's been a rough year. Usually, I try to project (or am) a stable, even-keeled, self-sufficient self. I don't ask (most people) for help and I rarely say I'm not ok. But this year, I'm in transition and that has left me unstable, without the resevoir of "ok" that I've had in the past.
I haven't written because I haven't had the time to think, to know what to say. But now, I'm taking a different approach. I want to focus on now instead of worrying about then. I am so incredibly blessed in my life, and I want to share that with you in the form of some pictures that make my life so good.
This may seem self-absorbed, but here's why this picture... I love driving in sunshine in the winter. It comes from car rides with my mom in MI. She celebrates even the weakest ray of sun, and so now I do. Plus, I love this coat. Vain, but true.
Recently, my friend Beth and I have been texting at 5:45 AM for some morning accountability. We had both been struggling to get up and get good time in the Word, so this is our solution.
Not a good picture, but action shots on the iPhone are hard. This is the BTA boys' basketball team (in white). I've written about them before, but really, I love these boys. This year, they're a group of emotional-wrecks, which has made it an interesting season, but they're making improvements, which is encouraging.
Yesterday, I had coffee with my friend Jeremiah. In almost 2 hours of conversation we covered a broad range of topics, from relationships to Jesus to a bigger discussion on creation-fall-redemption and a provident God. It reminded me that life is so much more than the problems in front of my face. My faith means that I believe strongly that God is orchestrating something so much greater than me.
This week was a thankful, happy week.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Songs that "get" me
Your Cape - Breathe Owl Breathe
Shine On - Seth Bernard and Daisy May
Rise Up Singing - Daisy May
Looks Like Love - Needtobreathe
Can't Go Back Now - The Weepies
Shine On - Seth Bernard and Daisy May
Rise Up Singing - Daisy May
Looks Like Love - Needtobreathe
Can't Go Back Now - The Weepies
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
I have high hopes for November
My soccer team lost on Monday... 1-0... to the team we always seem to lose to. I always feel like it's my fault, like if I were actually a soccer coach (because I don't really have any experience with the sport) then they would win. It goes along with the persistent underlying feeling that I'm not qualified to do what I do, that one of these days a parent will call me out as being practically a child and not at all experienced enough to have significant sway in the lives of high schoolers.
Sorry about not blogging much in October. October was survival month for me. I didn't have anything to say on here because, in reality, I wasn't thinking much at all beyond the daily lesson plans, grading, soccer practices, and other work-related responsibilities. There were a few breaks, some visits with good friends, but all-in-all, here I am at the beginning of November and I am exhausted. I am behind on grading, I'm disappointed in myself because I feel like my lessons have stunk recently, I've been impatient with my students, and I have been selfish with my friends.
I have high hopes for November. I want to take November to get healthy - to work out regularly, to read and pray and study, to spend good time giving in relationships (not taking... I feel like I always take), to find out how to love God and love others without getting so caught up in what I'm doing. I don't know what that will look like, but hopefully it will involve more regular posts on here. Posting on here is a sign that I'm actually taking the time to think.
Sorry about not blogging much in October. October was survival month for me. I didn't have anything to say on here because, in reality, I wasn't thinking much at all beyond the daily lesson plans, grading, soccer practices, and other work-related responsibilities. There were a few breaks, some visits with good friends, but all-in-all, here I am at the beginning of November and I am exhausted. I am behind on grading, I'm disappointed in myself because I feel like my lessons have stunk recently, I've been impatient with my students, and I have been selfish with my friends.
I have high hopes for November. I want to take November to get healthy - to work out regularly, to read and pray and study, to spend good time giving in relationships (not taking... I feel like I always take), to find out how to love God and love others without getting so caught up in what I'm doing. I don't know what that will look like, but hopefully it will involve more regular posts on here. Posting on here is a sign that I'm actually taking the time to think.
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