Saint Hewett

When I was in grad school, the "cultural integration" portion of my lesson plans often seemed ambiguous and difficult to write in a...

"Your birthday is exactly one week after Waitangi Day," I told my student during lunch earlier this week. "What's Waitangi Day?" his...

By chance, the reflection I read on contemplative prayer this morning talked about Rembrandt's last painting which is an unfinished work...

I love watching the wind. You can see the movement of branches in a subtle breeze or trunks bending during strong gales. I love listening...

I miss Bryce. This is a post about grief and loss as much as it is a post about joy and celebration, so if you can’t handle that paradox...

Sometimes a small thing has the potential to change a life - like when a German woman checks to find out if an American girl has...

I love my name. It comes from a disturbing story in Greek mythology. Well, the full Daphne and Apollo myth is a mess, but Laura, Laurie,...

I made a cheesecake yesterday. I ate some today. It's delicious. I feel not guilt about this. I really love cheesecake, and this happens...

Once upon a time, I was a cynical jerk face. I'm in progress, but I'm a lot better than a used to be. A lot of my formation into a more...

This morning Anne began her message reflecting on how the Gospel passage seemed to have disjointed thoughts of Jesus lined up next to...

"Did you know that the Blazers could have drafted Michael Jordan?" I was riffing off of the example sentence in my worksheet teaching...

Bessel van der Kolk is a famous name among trauma researchers. His brilliant work The Body Keeps the Score evaluates how when we...

Yesterday I was sitting at my picnic table watching the clouds blow in and out of view, cover the sun, release the rays, and tease me...

I'm not going to fake a smile for you - because I have a real one. This is 21 year old me laughing at something my new friend Bethany had...

There's an email in my BFA inbox dated September 2, 2013 from Clint and Helen Taylor that has a subject line, "Welcome to BFA!" This...

I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how during his visit in July Seth and I decided to get matching shield tattoos and how I'd also read...

Last night as I was trying to fall asleep, I had a great idea for a blog post. Then I, by the grace of God, managed to fall asleep and...

"How are you today?" one of my AP seniors asked when he came into the room Wednesday. "Honestly, not great," I told him since I'd already...

Advent is a beautiful season to celebrate the God become Human, and we often times paint these tidy manger scenes that just nod to the...

I was going to post my annual playlist this week, but the awesome adventures call for a more exciting update. You see, tonight I went to...