Laura Hewett
Home Stretch
"Home" is a weird word for an expat, but it's also an important concept. I've been reading a book about transition for students as well...
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Laura Hewett
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Eastern Easter
Today is the celebration of Easter in the Orthodox church, and I love how the Jesus followers of different traditions get to extend our...
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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
- Mar 12
- 3 min
Best Laid Plans
I made my G period class push the desks back to the wall and sit on the floor during Thursday's lesson as we read the epilogue to Ray's...
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 26
- 2 min
The Best Stuff
I had a really full week with lots of meetings and emails that I can't share on the internet, but one of the moments that I can share was...
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 19
- 3 min
In the Middle
Welcome to the middle of my life. I'm comfortably in adulthood, and I'm also in this season where I live in Germany and use a wheelchair....
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Laura Hewett
- Feb 13
- 2 min
THINK Before You Speak
I spent a while yesterday pondering what to post for this week, but nothing good came to mind. Rather than writing some drivel that was...
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Laura Hewett
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
Remember Christ Jesus
This morning Caroline's message centred around the first three words of our 2 Timothy reading: Remember Christ Jesus. I had a lot to...
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Laura Hewett
- Oct 2, 2022
- 6 min
Readiness to Learn
Last week my students were doing some testing that provides results about not only what they know but what they are ready to learn. This...
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Laura Hewett
- Sep 25, 2022
- 3 min
Good Fruit
I had a good day today. There are plenty of things I could say about what went poorly this week or how my life would be easier if I could...
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Laura Hewett
- Sep 18, 2022
- 2 min
For the Bible Tells Me So
Nigel had a super loaded sermon this morning. I was watching on zoom because I'm leaving soon for a festival with friends who attend a...
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Laura Hewett
- Aug 28, 2022
- 7 min
Jahreskontrolle of the Week
I knew this week would be full, and I'd already called up my prayer team to cover me, but, whoa, a whole lot extra happened that was...
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Laura Hewett
- Jul 17, 2022
- 5 min
Wyoming Wind
I once offended a former Wyoming resident when I made a snarky comment about how there was nothing in Wyoming except wind. I tried to...
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Laura Hewett
- Jul 4, 2022
- 4 min
Day Late but a Dollar Extra
My life is a series of disappointing people and supporting others. I can't make everyone happy, but I do my best to love God and love...
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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 29, 2022
- 2 min
Ruach
I show my students the Bible Project video on the Holy Spirit, and we did a review activity last week where they had to come up with the...
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Laura Hewett
- May 22, 2022
- 5 min
The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
May is a crazy time. Maybe not for everyone, but especially for teachers. It's alumni season, so my previous students are stopping in -...
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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
- Apr 24, 2022
- 3 min
Found in Translation
When I was in grad school, the "cultural integration" portion of my lesson plans often seemed ambiguous and difficult to write in a...
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