Friday Faith Moment: With Resolution

This past Sunday, our pastor’s wife was leading Children’s Church when she reminded us of something we did for the New Year of 2024. She had encouraged each of us to write down a faith-related resolution to accomplish by the end of the year. I obliged and wrote down a resolution that I had alreadyContinueContinue reading “Friday Faith Moment: With Resolution”

What a Difference a Year Makes: 2024 in a Nutshell

If I could describe 2024 in a word, it would be consistency. This is one of the key habits I wanted to develop in 2024. It took me the first six months of the year to put it into practice, but starting in July, I wrote one blog post per week for the rest ofContinueContinue reading “What a Difference a Year Makes: 2024 in a Nutshell”

Be an Autodidact

When I was still a librarian, I feasted on book after book about many subjects. I enjoyed favorite authors and tried new genres. There was a whole building of books in front of me, and I took full advantage of it. I read one book entitled The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (translatedContinueContinue reading “Be an Autodidact”

Skills Morph: Sunday School Teacher to Trainer to Knowledge Distributor

Several years ago, I was blessed to teach a children’s Sunday School class, and later, I was blessed again to teach a teen Sunday School class. Both opportunities helped me to learn about children, teenagers, other adults, myself, the Bible, and God. It was stressful and rewarding, and it helped me grow as a person.ContinueContinue reading “Skills Morph: Sunday School Teacher to Trainer to Knowledge Distributor”

Practical Matters

I wrote my first blog post on this site in 2016. Initially, I was just looking for a place to vent as I was confronting a career change, but the career change took longer than expected. It took six more years to come about, but I did leave my library career behind. I still appreciateContinueContinue reading “Practical Matters”