“For from his fullness we have all received grace upon grace.” John 1:16 (ESV) As I sit here looking out at the snow (3ish inches or so), God’s goodness overwhelms me. Yes, a snow day free from work responsibilities, but there is SO much more grace to be grateful for: puzzles, games and snow time […]

This week the Tennessee Department of Education released teacher scores. They take each teacher’s assigned students, analyze how they perform on the one big state assessment and then score that teacher on a scale from 1 to 5. The teacher gets to say whether they want to be evaluated on student growth or overall performance, […]

I don’t remember the day, where we were going, or even why we were in the car. It was sunny, very sunny, and very hot, as it tends to be in August in Middle Tennessee. My nine year old asks from the back seat why that “silly” lady is walking under an umbrella on such […]