Category: Back to School

• ReEntry

  Last weekend I completed my own version of back-to-school shopping, stocking up on groceries and other household items to make the transition back to full-time work a bit easier. Already, many store aisles showcase fall decorations and Halloween candy. Pleeeaaase! It’s still August! Tomorrow, school starts along with the rhythms of boarding-school life. My days will…

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  August 26, 2019

  Back to School, Faith, New Beginnings, School Beginnings, The Christian life

  Reentry, Sabbatical, Summer, The Art of Simple, The Next Right Thing, Work

• What I Carried: Packing for the Appalachian Trail

  I mentioned in my last post that I was working on a more-detailed piece about my backpacking adventures in “The Whites” during July. Once I started writing, it was hard to stop. Rather than try to cram everything into one really long post, I thought it would be fun to start with what I carried. As…

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  August 14, 2018

  Appalachian Trail, Back to School, Backpacking, Hiking, Travel

  Appalachian Trail, Backpacking, Hiking, Packing, Travel

• August, Again

  It’s that time of year. School starts for my family on August 23. Ever since I returned to teaching, I refer to August as a transition month because it contains both summer days and school days. At my house, back-to-school preparations are in full swing. This got me wondering how many times I have written…

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  August 12, 2016

  Back to School, School Beginnings, The Christian life, Work

  Back to School, The Christian Life, Work