Tag: grace

  • Do Overs

    Do Overs

    As an elementary school administrator, I often deal with student discipline issues. Sitting across from a red-faced child, I read the teacher’s note: “When asked to pick up the play area and return to his desk, Johnny kicked me in the shin, screamed ‘Leave me alone!’ and ran out of the room.” As I offer…

  • Paws and Reflect (6): Digging for Answers

    Paws and Reflect (6): Digging for Answers

    The adventures of a dog who followed Jesus.

  • Paws & Reflect (5): A Surprising Question

    Paws & Reflect (5): A Surprising Question

    The adventures of a dog who followed Jesus.

  • But Wait, There’s More!

    But Wait, There’s More!

    Does anyone else remember those old commercials for the Ginsu knife? I must have been ten or eleven years old the first time I saw one. A guy uses a Ginsu to cut through nails, a soda can, and a radiator hose, then picks up a tomato and slices it paper thin. If only I’d…

  • Often Wrong, but Never in Doubt

    Often Wrong, but Never in Doubt

    A soothing voice comes from the glowing iPad, “Please listen until the end before answering.” The impatient first grader doesn’t wait. “Tap, tap, tap.” He sounds like a young woodpecker trying to drill through the screen. I frown, from a few chairs away, knowing the stakes are high. “Smack.” That’s the sound of my palm softly hitting…

  • Living to the Max

    Living to the Max

    Meet Max. He’s an eight-year-old Boxer and the elder brother of the family. Jaiden (5) and Jackson (3), his human siblings, are his two best buds. Lately, Max no longer feels like climbing the stairs, or playing fetch with the boys. Gone is the high energy that’s so typical for his breed. This week a…