What do you remember from when you were in grade 6? If you are over 25 years of age, it probably isn’t too much in terms of the lessons and details of that year of your life. The things that we do tend to remember are the events and people that deeply impacted who we [...]
Everyone has to do it and it wasn’t going to be easy. She wasn’t even sure she was ready to go through with it. But, Amy Van Belle knew she would eventually have to send her eldest off to kindergarten. Did she want to do it? Not really. Letting go was hard for her.It was [...]
Since the day Caleb was born, people have been telling me to hang on to each moment because time flies. This was the first I was hearing of this 'time flying' phenomenon. As kids, we tend to look ahead, anticipating each exciting milestone. And whenever you are waiting, time seems to act more like a [...]
“The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry…”I know, I know, “the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry…” and yet the teacher in me has each day planned. Notes written down, lesson plans typed out, photocopies made, PowerPoint slides all ready.All I need to do is whisk into [...]
I can now legally drive any vehicle (except for a semi or a motorcycle)! Let me tell you more…With more of our fleet of busses coming equipped with airbrakes, I wanted to make sure I could still take the preschoolers for their first school bus ride. I was ,therefore, encouraged to get my airbrake certification. Facing [...]
When I was kid, my brothers and I would look forward to sitting down together for Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights. For a few years, it was a hallowed time in our family, as it was quite often the only time during the week that we kids were allowed to watch TV.De tird [...]
I have five boys in this house and from the time they were little, they've been on a mission. The mission of becoming a man. (I feel as if I should grunt after saying that like they did in that old sitcom, Home Improvement) Just this morning, my four year old reminded me that someday [...]
The following text conversation took place a few weeks back between my daughter, Carissa, and me. Carissa is in her second year studying at Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California. I received the first text message just before 9:00 a.m. on a Monday morning.CARISSA: can i buy a dress on your credit card? you can [...]
I did it to myself. I've got no one else to blame. The buck stops here. I'd like to blame it on the school…or the church…or the world in general. I'd even like to blame it on my kids. But unfortunately the guilt for the chaos in my life falls smack on my own two [...]
BY JONATHAN BOER Secondary Art Teacher There is a poster out there entitled “How to Be An Artist.” It’s a list of things an artist is supposed to do, like “plant impossible gardens,” “take moonbaths,” and “invite dangerous people to tea.” If this poster is the definitive list, I’m not an artist. The only things [...]
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