Category: School Beginnings

• 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

• 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

• Another School-Year Beginning

  Tomorrow my official duties as a teacher begin for the school year—even though the calendar says Saturday. Orientation for middle school students happens on the weekend so that come Monday morning we can hit the ground rolling. Tomorrow afternoon I will host a group of 7th grade girls in my living room for cookies and…

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  August 22, 2014

  Parenting, School Beginnings, The Christian life

  Parenting, School Beginnings, The Christian Life