As I look back and reflect on my day, it was one filled with smiles, hugs, laughter and tears. The days leading up to our last day student teaching day, filled my mind, my heart and soul with way more emotions than I anticipated experiencing. On a couple different days, I cried in the shower. …
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Quiet the Mind…Listen…Hear His Voice and Be Open to the Possibilities
Recently I had the opportunity to spend time with my teenage daughter. She is the youngest of three and a junior in high school. Life is much different for kids these days. School looks or feels like nothing I remember from when I was her age. Standards and expectations have been raised, pushing out more …
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Be Who it is God Calls You to Be
Nobody Expects you To have life All Figured out Discover your interests Do what it is You love Enjoy life Without restraints Find freedom Live Love Laugh Give thanks Gratitude God Seek Him With All of your heart With All of your might He will Guide you Show you Speak to you In ways You …
High-5
On Friday, October 29, 2021, I was witness to one of the greatest moments, one of those proud momma moments, seeing my child achieve. We are early into the season of girls’ high school hockey here in Alaska. The way it’s set up, two schools come together to form one varsity team. The number of …
My Heart Remains
My soul mourns At the sight At the sound The woundedness The pain Those families Trying their hardest Doing their best With little To no gain With the pandemic Everything Has changed Living Lifestyles Travel Plans Work Education Home life Recreation Ordinary outings To the park Refrain Health diminished Quality of life Spending final moments …
Something Feels Different…
Since the beginning of the school year, I’ve noticed a pattern in my thinking. This is not generally to person I am, but I do feel confident in the contributing factors to these behaviors is related to Covid-19 and what teaching has become nearly the past two years. This year marks the 14th year working …
That Moment When…
Power to Choose
One might think spending time with salmon fishing with family sounds like a pretty amazing way to spend the day, right? What’s not to love? Lush green vegetation, wildflowers, mountains, water rippling, fresh air, nearly having the river to ourselves. I have been quite fortunate to call Alaska home for nearly 26 years now and …
Teacher Appreciation & Donor’s Choose
As a preschool teacher, I do what I can to provide my students with access to resources to enhance their learning, increasing levels of engagement in all developmental areas. Over the years, I have been very grateful for the generous donors who have contributed to many of my projects. Some people are family, others are …
Drive
Motivation What drives the soul? Stick shift Automatic Cruise control Autopilot Driving force Intrinsic It must be Life lived With purpose With passion Heart’s desire Soul compassion
Seeing Life
Thank You!
Today, I reached An Incredible Milestone! So many People To thank My Heavenly Father Above Wow! 200 Followers How grateful I am! All Glory All Praise To Him I say! His words His wisdom Sharing Of His love 52 Of The Followers Within The last 22 days AMAZING!!!! I Wont ask Why I Wont ask …
His Light
Come From The Heart
Eternal Light
Do All Things With Love
Handwritten Letters: Lost Art or In Style? You Decide…
In a small farming town called Gilman, Minnesota, a young girl took life by the horns and learned to embrace and appreciate the small things in life. Life on the farm was not an easy life, nor was there much time for socializing, evening or weekend fun. Her friends were few, but she found her …
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How May I Serve You?
All Things Are Possible
I have Some news To share With you Magnificent Meraki Has reached 100 followers All in part I give thanks Such gratitude To you To feel something Connection Hope Inspiration Love Motivation Whatever your reason Your presence Your following Means the world to me! I appreciate you! I notice …
Positive Mindset
Day 3: Fishing on the Klutina River in Alaska Saturday morning, our last day for camping out and fishing, arrived in grand style. The sun was shining, blue skies and a few puffy white clouds went floating by. Forecast for the day was for sunshine and in the 70’s. I sure hope they are right! …
The Gift of Opportunity
Do you know how it feels to have life breathed into you? If not, let me tell you about a recent experience of mine. A while back, one of my daughter’s best friends, asked if I would be interested in writing articles about various hikes in Alaska, my family and I have been on recently. …
CHICKEN
When you’re in communication with God, looking for guidance and direction in life, you wouldn’t think He would call out, “CHICKEN” now, would you? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me this evening as I nearly made the full loop around the neighborhood. Let me tell you about my experience this evening. God, is a …
A Soul Set on Fire
Eyes captivated Orange glow In The distance A fire Wait The sky Lit up Set ablaze Oh, wait Yes The sunrise Has arrived The sunrise Is here My heart Lit Ignited By The flame The spark Wake up Such beauty Without you Life Is So Dark Brighten My moments Brighten …
Falling in Love, is it REALLY that Easy?
God’s love SHINES From Within ME Glowing Beaming Radiantly When Our eyes First met It was LOVE At first sight It was Him You Fell in love with Not me God’s spirit His love My soul
Thinking Back…
Living the life of a farmer Required a lot of Hard work Dedication Went through hard times Living the life of a farmer I found Some of my greatest love, I found out Just how responsible I could be (I had to be from a very young age) My love of animals Caring for each …
We All Have A Mission…
Life Would be so different Had God not sent Certain people Into Each of our Own lives Never Would I have Come to know Come to understand Come to realize The mission God Has sent Me On In This life Many things God Has confirmed with me In our Conversations About …
Teaching: A Purpose, A Passion
The life of a teacher, so much to think about, so much to do. Getting organized in thought, with paperwork, with classroom arrangement, seating, materials, meetings and so much more. Doing the job can be overwhelming. Thank God I am not alone in this teaching profession. My team and I, we are in this together, …
The Farmer in Me
On a drive recently taken around southeastern Minnesota, we were witness to many beautiful rolling hills and farmland. I do not remember the name of the town we were passing through, but a milk barn with cows inside caught my attention. The barn was all open. I could see the bunk feeder in the middle …
Magnificent Meraki 