Laura Hewett
Manipulating God
I once explained a classroom management strategy to my students, and a bright young man piped up, "You're manipulating us!" I laughed as...
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Laura Hewett
- Nov 5
- 7 min
Growing Together
I had several wonderful moments of growth this week as I learned from the people around me and even had opportunity to share my knew...
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Laura Hewett
- Oct 1
- 5 min
Dame Time
Simultaneous to the news of his trade, Dame D.O.L.L.A. dropped his "Farewell" song which has some meaty lyrics. While I'm partial to the...
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Laura Hewett
- May 28
- 3 min
Smells Like Arson
"What does arson smell like?" a student once asked during my lesson. "That's just smoke!" one of his peers shouted in disbelief. Years...
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Laura Hewett
- May 16
- 6 min
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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