How Getting a Dog Made Me a Better Human
I have never been a dog person. I am horribly allergic to cats, and on doctor’s orders, my family didn’t get a dog in case I developed an allergy to them as well. So when I got married to my...
View ArticleSlow Summer Days
Summer break in Mexico after we got married! While teaching definitely has its challenges, there is one major thing that makes it much, much easier: the BREAKS. Sorry to all my friends who work...
View ArticleWhy I’m Scared To Say I’m “Creative”
If you had asked me to describe myself as a child, I probably would have chosen one word: smart. I was a part of my elementary school’s gifted program and did Honors/AP classes all the way up until I...
View ArticleHow I Use A $20 Bill To Teach Students They Have Value
Way back when I was just a wee college student trying to decide what I was going to do with my life (aka five whole years ago), I was in the heart of four years of intense Young Life ministry. Seeing...
View ArticleHow We Make Money With Airbnb (Without Going Crazy!)
Jordan and I LOVE to travel. We spent five weeks last summer backpacking through Europe, and we loved all the fun people we got to meet, beautiful places we got to see, and amazing food and drinks we...
View ArticleWrestling With The Fear Of Miscarriage
When Jordan and I found out we were pregnant this summer, it felt completely surreal (You can read more about the journey here!). I took the positive pregnancy test at 4:00 AM before we headed to the...
View ArticleTestimony Tuesday: Fighting For Healing
When I graduated college a few years back, it seemed like I had everything lined up for me. I was headed to Kansas City to finally be in the same city as my long-distance boyfriend of two years, I had...
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