Have you tried this?
Any runners out there tried a sleeve like this? Does it help prevent further injury?
2 Miles, No Pain!
While this may not some like an accomplishment for those runners out there training for your Fall half marathons, this is a huge milestone for me. For the past year, every time I have run, I have had to fight and struggle with some kind of pain or ache. Maybe it had to do with …
Why did I care so much about handwriting as a teacher?
I’m sitting in class giving my professor the blank stare that I have seen so often as a teacher. It’s that stare that lets you know that your student doesn’t understand. For me, the stare is caused by the uncertainty of the explanation he is giving about a new language. Hebrew. I knew it was …
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There’s Hope Yet
Wow. Impossible for me to hold back tears. [gigya src=”http://www.youtube.com/v/ZTPdKUA9Ipg&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata” type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” width=”500″ height=”250″>] There’s hope yet in this world. Preach on, Michelle! Preach on!
Running in Style
It’s been a week since I’ve been back in the saddle of running. I took a week of cross training and other types of cardio because of my pinched nerve, but after a week, I just couldn’t take it anymore. My second run back, I decided to push a little further and see if I …
Reflections on Year 2
The hardest part of the journey of seminary for me has been and will continue to be unearthing beliefs and challenge myself to ask why I believe what I believe. On top of that is asking myself how I read the Bible. Do I read with answers and ideas already in mind? Do I try …
Shouldn’t social media integration follow faith tenets?
Are the discussions about social media integration in churches actually following our faith tenets? A church is like a mini company and social media plays into how you promote your church…a policy can to caution against risky online behavior. This doesn’t sound like the faith I am developing in seminary. It sounds fear-based. I understand …
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New Year’s Resolutions
I love this time of the year. Not only is fall my favorite time of year, but it signifies the start of a new year. Every year of my life, my years have been shifted to run from September to September rather than January to January. So actually, my new year’s resolution are formed during …
Seeing Straight
I’ve been teaching students who struggle with reading for the past six years and I have to say that each case is unique. There are some similarities between the different readers, but there is a uniqueness to each of their situations that warrants an individual intervention plan. One of the common problems I see is …
Packing My Teacher Bag
As school starts back, I am always thinking about ways to lighten my load (and avoid more pinched nerves in my back!) and enlighten my students. This year, my teacher bag will be include several items that I didn’t even know about last year: My iPad: For the camera, for the apps and for my …