Dreams

Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly

Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow

Langston Hughes

I'm beginning to enjoy poetry!

The Many Faces of...

vern

Buds

Mike


Daniel


Jeff

Double Date

Ma and Rice

This is for you Vern.
Some people just have too much talent. Too much.

Being a Teacher

Interacting with parents is one of the joys, as well as curses, of my job. I met with the mother of a student who plays on my tennis team. He's been acting out lately, and is one of those kids who so often gets labeled as a disciplinary problem. As we discussed how to help him, she began to cry. I just sat there.
I saw a mother cry tears of love, frustration, anguish, because she can't mother in such a way that produces a man from the boy she sees. She just looked at me and said, "I don't know what to do."
We prayed together, and reaffirmed that we both love this boy. She asked me to pray with him, immediately, the next time he does something wrong. Hold his hand even.

We both love this boy.

May the simplest truths be the guiding principles of my life.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation.
To be great is to serve, unobserved if possible.
Only 1 short life to live - do something beautiful for God.
The Lord is my Shepherd, I will not fear.