We Rest Because He is Working!

"And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. "Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in...

Only Children Know How to Parent

We have to know how to be children in order to be parents. We have to know that we are unconditionally loved children of God the Father before we can give the same love to our children. "We love him, because he first loved us." (1 John 4: 19) When we...

"You're Just so D—-n Chipper!"

When I was not stressed out the max, I found myself to be really laid back, letting nothing prevent me from having as much fun as I could. I did have a lot of fun at the charter school where I worked. I would be wild and crazy as needed, I would let caution be thrown...

"Perfectionist"

Teaching is not for the man or the woman who wants to do things perfectly. Yes, I was a perfectionist — Arggh! No, I kept thinking that I had to do things a certain way, or else. I resented the term at first, because that just engaged a greater degree of...

Municipal Mismanagement

What has lead to the rush of bankruptcies driving cities into the red sea of undivided indebtedness? Pension costs, for one. San Jose will be reduced to two employees writing paychecks for the remaining seven thousand who have retired. A city with no public safety or...