Spiritual Anorexia

How long do you go without eating? A few hours? A day? Maybe, if you’re fasting – or on a crazy diet – you might go a few days or even a few weeks. What about a month? A couple months?  Crazy, right? It’s dangerous to go without food for an...

Redefining Success

Over the last couple weeks, I have heard from several students that they are staying up until 2am or later to complete homework. 2am. First, I blame the parent — who lets their child stay up that late?? Seriously! Then, I blame the parent again — who is...

More Important Than the SAT

Getting into college is important. I know – I am a high school English teacher and a parent of three. My oldest, a junior, is starting to look at colleges – which means my husband and I are looking at college tuition. Yikes!! We are encouraging Emma to do...

“Demystifying” Missions

I used a circular saw yesterday. And I still have all my fingers! So do the people around me. I’ll pause while you stand and applaud… My new friend, Cory (an actual, professional Drama teacher), and I (a passionate amateur) were at a Technical Theatre...