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Posted 2018-04-29T19:39:15Z

The Best Medicine

Seasonal allergies have been horrendous here this year. I was sneezing and sniffing all last week, and Monday I had a cold to top off the allergies and leg spasms of the day. Tuesday, my plan was to lay low, but I made the best possible mistake and stopped by the yearbook room on my way off campus. My plan was to let Chris know I wasn't going to make it to Taco Tuesday, but my plan was hijacked in the best possible way. Two juniors were probably working hard until I came in, and they spent the next hour making me laugh uncontrollably. Chrissy convinced me if I was well enough to sit and laugh that long, she wasn't worried about me spreading germs at her house, so I agreed to come with those two students to share a meal at the Bryan's house. I swear I didn't stop laughing for a solid three and a half hours. [...]

Posted 2018-04-22T19:28:02Z

Just Pain

There's a delightful saying from the podcast "Welcome to Nightvale" that you can buy on a t-shirt on their website: Pain is just pain entering the body. You can also buy one that says "manic pixie dream tarantula," but that's got nothing to do with my week. [...]

Posted 2018-04-15T19:10:03Z

Witness

Today's Scripture readings in church both talked about how Jesus charged his followers to be witnesses. The chaplain was explaining how we can not only talk about what we've seen but be actual evidence of something. I'm bearing witness with my life when I go for a walk every day. [...]

Posted 2018-04-08T19:41:38Z

Next Steps

I reported last week that I made some great successes and walked a couple days in a row without my braces. I'm happy to update that I continued the successful solo large loops around the nearby buildings without my braces. I didn't get out there today because I was prepping for the final quarter of the year - the home stretch of my fifth year at BFA before my totalization. I'm ready to go for these last couple months in my classroom, but there are still a lot of other details to sort out in my life.[...]

Posted 2018-04-01T20:17:40Z

Wonder

When I was student teaching, I got to read the book Wonder aloud with a class of rambunctious seventh graders. That is a powerful text, and I was so excited to hear it was made into a movie. Since I was away the weekend it played at the Kandern theater, I jumped at the chance to watch it at the Bryans this week during our normal Taco Tuesday dinner. For those unfamiliar with the plot, it revolves around a young boy who has complicated medical conditions that leave him physically deformed. He has a beautiful soul that everyone recognizes by the end, but it's a narrative thick with body image and social struggles. [...]