The Sunflower Seed Kid

The Sunflower Seed Kid

If you read the Gospel Blog, then you may remember that I work with children with special needs, and this column is dedicated to the lessons that I have learned from those kids.  One 12-year-old boy that I work with—let’s call him Jimmy—was digging through the...
Who Are You Today?

Who Are You Today?

Within the first five minutes of walking into the school where I work as a substitute teacher, someone invariably asks me the question, “Who are you today?”  On any given day, I may be subbing for a first-grade teacher, a P.E. teacher, a music teacher, a...
Who Do You Say That I Am?

Who Do You Say That I Am?

“Advertising, this is Dianne.”  “Mom, I forgot my lunch, can you bring it to me?”  “Sister Dianne, would you be able to take charge of Sunday’s lunch?”  “Hi Dianne, would you be able to go across the street and check on my mom?”  “Mrs. Maddox, are...