Check Your Fruit

You know how, when you’re with good friends, you’ll do a “breath check”? A quick puff out to make sure that garlic from lunch or coffee from Starbucks isn’t stinking it up every time you talk? Those are important. Helpful. People who...

What is Good Friday?

What is Good Friday? It is the day Christians remember Christ’s work on the cross. On Good Friday, Jesus was led to his execution. He was sentenced to a death so horrendous that it was reserved only for non-citizens of the Roman Empire. Not even the worst Roman...

Matters of Life and Death

I woke up last Sunday to the news that my mom (age 62) has cancer. Those of you who have gotten news like that know that it is a major perspective-changer. I know words this Sunday that I’d never heard of last Sunday – words like ‘peritoneal’...

Traditions vs. Truth

I just directed “Fiddler on the Roof” at my school. I’ll be honest – I was nervous about directing this beloved show. It was a massive undertaking by all involved. The biggest musical I have ever directed. But it turned out to be amazing! Other...

Future Tense

Last year, a tradition started with the class of 2017 that we call “Circle Time”. There haven’t been a lot of Circle Times (I really do teach, I promise!), but when the need arises, we put English or Drama on hold and have a chat about concerns...