Due to pandemic lock down policies being lifted, our school re-opened several weeks ago and I have been teaching students in person and online. This week I had a chance to connect with one of my online learners who hasn't been engaged much lately. In the morning, he's...

At the high school where I teach we don't allow students to use their cell phones during the school day. We've banned them for three years now and it has reduced interpersonal problems and anxiety, as well as, increased student focus and productivity. Newly enrolled...

Yesterday I used a kettlebell while exercising. It's a unique apparatus because the weight ball is off center from its handle. Kettlebells are portable, versatile and enable a total body strength workout, as well as, aerobic stimulation. The key to proper use of the...

At various times I've had a chance to discuss the topic of relationships with my high school students. Perhaps you have thought about relationships now and then also. It's an important topic, because life is made of relationships. Each of us needs to be loved and in...

This week in my Digital Art class I am having my students create a Notan art piece. Notan is a Japanese design concept which explores the interaction of light and dark. I hope it helps them get better at composition and the effective use of negative and positive...

This year for Easter break my family went camping at Pinnacles National Park with a couple of other families. We enjoyed hiking, tossing frisbees, and playing some board games. At night we gathered around a campfire to tell stories, laugh, and roast marshmallows for...

Early this morning as I prepared for the day I was overwhelmed with joy and adoration. I cried for several minutes as I reflected on what Jesus has done to save me. I am forever changed and grateful. Today is good Friday which has been celebrated by millions of people...

Crises can cripple you or make you stronger. Unfortunately, I feel like the United States is weakening in a time it could be getting stronger. This deterioration has been going on for several years, but globalists, foreign competitors, and corrupt leaders have taken...

If you have been following this blog/podcast you know I have been burdened by the state of my country, the United States. It's not just the challenges of the pandemic, but more so the decisions leaders at all levels of government have made which don't align with God's...

This morning as I drove to school where I work I got stuck on a steep hill behind a line of traffic because a semi-truck was stalled at the apex. I deliberated whether to turn around and take a longer route or wait and hope for a change in the traffic jam. Either way...