by Mark Greenelsh | Feb 11, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
This has been a tough week with the high school students I teach. I have a rapport with many of them, so when they hurt I hurt also, even though it is to a lesser degree. Two of my students were hospitalized—one for a debilitating physical condition and one for...
by Mark Greenelsh | Feb 3, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
As a father, high school teacher, and youth group volunteer I have worked with youth and young adults for several years. The teen and young adult season includes thrills and agony, adventure and apathy, enlightenment and uncertainty. It is marked by yearning to become...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jan 28, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
This week at the high school where I teach a service dog visited each classroom in a surprise inspection to detect if any drugs were on campus. There weren’t any issues with my class. I didn’t hear of any problems with the other classes either. The presence of a drug...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jan 20, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
With starting a new year my last few notes have related to having a purpose and intentionally planning, acting, and persevering in alignment with it. As you know, if you have followed this blog/podcast, my purpose and identity are found in Jesus. I love him. He died...
by Mark Greenelsh | Jan 13, 2024 | Notes from Greenelsh
If you follow this blog/podcast you know that I teach high school students. One reason I enjoy it is because I get to be involved in their lives at a point where they are making key decisions and developing core disciplines which will influence the rest of their...
