Laura Hewett
A Burning House
There is only one person on earth I know who is a bigger grammar nerd than I am, and that person is Brandon Washington. He is also a much...
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Laura Hewett
- Apr 2
- 4 min
Dancing with Daffodils
I really love when the daffodils explode along the roadside in spring. It's still been colder than I'd like and with unpredictable bouts...
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Laura Hewett
- Jul 10, 2022
- 4 min
PDXperiences
I love so many things about growing up in the Pacific Northwest. I posted last week about my journey up the West Coast, and the past six...
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Laura Hewett
- Jun 12, 2022
- 8 min
Graduation Day
It's been too long since I've made a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference, so I will happily reflect on the past week's events with the nod...
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Laura Hewett
- May 15, 2022
- 5 min
Open Table
I grew up in a closed table sacramental tradition - that means when they passed the plate with the bread and juice only people who had...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 6, 2022
- 3 min
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
I love so many things about my job here in Germany, and one of them is having students spontaneously come over to bake at my house....
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 20, 2022
- 4 min
The Purpose of Reading the Bible
I have been incredibly blessed to not only take two classes from Dr. Ray Lubeck on Bible study methods, but I've been given his...
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Laura Hewett
- Dec 27, 2021
- 4 min
Second Christmas
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...
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Laura Hewett
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
I Almost Deserved It
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,...
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Laura Hewett
- Sep 18, 2021
- 6 min
The Story Isn't Over
"Did you know that the Blazers could have drafted Michael Jordan?" I was riffing off of the example sentence in my worksheet teaching...
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Laura Hewett
- Jul 11, 2021
- 3 min
Holding Pattern
I've had a lot of people reach out and offer help or ask for updates regarding my last post. First off, thank you. Thank you to the...
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Laura Hewett
- Jun 26, 2021
- 6 min
Prayer Log: Day 328
I just finished another one of those Christian blogger weird experiment in loving Jesus books - you know, where the American woman says,...
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Laura Hewett
- Jun 13, 2021
- 4 min
Lean In
What a week - full of goodbyes and transitions - the two things TCKs hate the most. But hey, something's in the air - Aslan is on the...
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Laura Hewett
- May 23, 2021
- 2 min
Come, Holy Spirit
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...
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Laura Hewett
- Apr 9, 2021
- 10 min
You're Not My Favorite
Any student death would be a tragedy. But this wasn’t just any student. This was one of the four people I’ve agreed to get matching...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 28, 2021
- 2 min
Magic Picnic Table
"Ms. Hewett, your table is magic." "I know! I just sit here and you showed up and made me burgers for dinner!" The student knew there was...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 1, 2021
- 2 min
Coming Soon
A lot happened in my life last week. I had extra meetings and calls that ended in unexpected prayers of blessing, I got an email approval...
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 14, 2021
- 3 min
Asking Hard Questions
I finished reading The Satanic Verses this weekend. It's the long novel that got author Salman Rushdie into so much trouble with Islamic...
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 6, 2021
- 4 min
Simpler Times
When I was in elementary school, the tiny private K-12 I attended had only one small campus, and after school I would often hope for a...
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Laura Hewett
- Jan 24, 2021
- 4 min
Eye of the Hurricane
Lin Manuel Miranda has a gift, so here's some nice listening music for reading this post today. Silence can be hard to find, but I've...
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