In the darkest part of sorrow, if you hear Horatio Spafford’s well-known hymn It is Well, it can sound far-fetched. How could anyone experiencing profound pain honestly say that, though they are drowning in sorrows, it is “well” with their soul? When you look deeper into the origin of this hymn, however, you discover thatContinue reading “Whatever my lot . . .”
Category Archives: Scholarly
Caillou: A Study in What is Wrong With Society
via Yup. You heard me correctly. I’m talking about Caillou; that supposedly-innocuous children’s television show from Canada. I almost hesitate to write a blogpost about this, because someone has already done this subject justice. Over at howtobeadad.com there is a post called “Caillou” is French for SHUT UP which perfectly demonstrates my feelings about Caillou.Continue reading “Caillou: A Study in What is Wrong With Society”
Psalmody: Amid the Whirl, Remembering
Unpopular Opinion: Valentine’s Day is Awesome.
I love Valentine’s Day. I don’t love conflict. There are some opinions that I keep to myself in order to avoid conflict. This is not one of them. If you don’t love Valentine’s Day, I am writing this to you, and you are wrong. via “But it’s so commercial.” One common theme in the Hate-On-Love-DayContinue reading “Unpopular Opinion: Valentine’s Day is Awesome.”
Today is National HAIKU DAY!
In Honor of the SPLENDID Haiku Tradition My students wrote these: If you like Haikus you will also adore these genius comic strips: [x] via Happy Haiku-ing! I hope you write at least one It’s only fitting.
Je Suis . . . Super Sucrée!!!
Every year for Halloween, I dress up. I think teachers who don’t dress up without a good reason are kind of a drag, to be honest. But I’m also a big nerd who loves to stay creatively on/near the topic of my content-matter as much as possible. SO, typically, I try to pick a costumeContinue reading “Je Suis . . . Super Sucrée!!!”
Should I be a Teacher? What Should I do With My Life?
Recently, I got this message posted in my message-box on another type of blog I run. . . This poor person is in the same boat as a LOT of other 18-22 year-olds the world over, and I can empathize with their plight. SO, I am sharing a slightly-varied version of my response to them on this blog, inContinue reading “Should I be a Teacher? What Should I do With My Life?”
The Mascot Gavotte: And the Award Goes To . . .
via Recently, I was drinking my morning coffee and perusing my tumblr dash – you know: starting the day in a true summer-vacation fashion, and I came across a short blogpost (x) somebody had made about mascots . As you can see, the writer was basically saying that Mascots are a mockery of furries. Tangent: What’sContinue reading “The Mascot Gavotte: And the Award Goes To . . .”
Psalmody: Refuge
The chaotic whirling kaleidoscope of summer has left me feeling a little bit like Dorothy in Oz, waiting to get back to the familiarity and sweetness of my home routines. I have so many things to write about, adventures to recount, and stories to tell . . . but they will all have to waitContinue reading “Psalmody: Refuge”
Cakey Hankerson: Great Adventures 