Wrote October 17, 2023 10:00am Posted October 24, 2023. 5:00am “Mr. Everts, for Pride Month, would you fly the pride flag in the band room?” asked one of my students. I wrote about this topic being purposely embarrassing a person in front of others. A minor “struggle session.” The Freedom to Say No My answer […]
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Written October 14, 2023 1:00pm Posted October 15, 2023 5:00am Isn’t there a lot going on in this world? I know I am so distracted by events that I have little to no control over. Knowing that I am having a difficult time staying focused I did a search for – ideas to stay
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Written October 5, 2023 9:00am Published October 6, 2023 5:00am A well-known pastor was in the hospital. He lived a full and long life. He was 88 years-old. He was dying. Knowing the well-known pastor was expected to pass away in the coming days, another well-known pastor visited him. “How are you doing?” The dying
Written September 25, 2023 Posted Monday, September 25, 2023 12:01pm How God Uses Suffering to Build Our Character. Title of a chapter from Randy Alcorn’s amazing book, If God is Good – Faith in the Midst of Suffering and Evil I read a lot of non-fiction. I want to read books that will help me make
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Written at 8:40am, September 10, 2023 Published later that same day So, you want me (your child’s teacher) to keep secrets from you (the child’s parent)? Let me ask the question in a different way. You (the government) want me (teacher) to keep secrets from my students’ parents? My response: What was that? You
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When do we admit we are in control of our choices? I have been told by more than one person that I need to have more empathy / sympathy, understanding for the “down-and-out?” Sometimes they just don’t have a choice. And, more than times than not, I have felt that way “I don’t have a
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Written on Thursday, July 27, 2023 Published on August 8, 2023 I love to take walks. Ten years ago, I took a lot of walks. I had time. Since then, I have continued to take long walks. What are long walks? Three-to-five miles with additional several double-digit walks. All of these walks are done
Written July 19, 2023 7:55am Posted on August 1, 2023 5:00am I used my last blog article to show appreciation for our great nation. Some would say, ‘the greatest nation.’ Shared the same message / article for thirty-one days. It has been a while since my last blog. This morning, I was moved to write
Written July 1, 2023 10:13am Published same day. This past “Pride Month” was pretty tiresome / heavy. I have never felt so much weight. Be it Bud Light. Target. Merchandise that says Satan Loves Pronouns It seems the month took on a totally different meaning than what I remember it being. What is Pride Month? I thought,
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Written June 22, 2023. 6:50pm. Published June 23, 2023. 5:00am Our mother passed away January 2019. I took a leave of absence from my music teacher job at Pinecrest High School (DISCLAIMER: Fictitious name of high school). On the return from my leave of absence, I took it is easy. Told my guitar class what
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