Laura Hewett7 days ago3 minPatience and PerseveranceI love my kids. I love every single one of them. I love the ones who lie to their partners; I love the ones who make promises they never ...
Laura HewettDec 12, 20206 minBehold, My Servant DanielOne of the things I really love about my job is that my professional development has such great overlap with the personal growth God is w...
Laura HewettNov 21, 20203 minThe Voices in Your Head“How do I know the voice isn't just me but is the Holy Spirit?" "Excellent question. I promise not everything you think is from the Holy ...
Laura HewettNov 16, 20203 minPromisesI never signed anything binding to assure any audience that I'd post weekly, but I actually value all the people who check this site to s...
Laura HewettOct 25, 20205 minI VotedMy parents accidentally raised a major nerd. Or maybe they did it on purpose the second time. Regardless, I’m one of the minority of the ...
Laura HewettOct 11, 20202 minIdentityJulia once told me that the summer before she came to BFA, she was talking to one of my former students who heard she would be in Bible 1...
Laura HewettOct 4, 20207 minTo Mr. and Mrs. MüllerThere'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 wond...
Laura HewettSep 26, 20203 minRobot in a ConventI was chatting with one of my first students from BFA and her fiancé, and Alyssa reminisced about the first week of class with me as her ...
Laura HewettSep 20, 20204 minOutside the BoxI was used to being underestimated before my accident, but ever since, I constantly have the joy of amazing people with my ability to tie...
Laura HewettSep 5, 20203 minShe Said, He SaidI pondered a lot about what to post this week because there's a lot of unresolved hurt in my life that I'm working to grow from but I don...
Laura HewettAug 29, 20204 minSpend and Be SpentI 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 ...
Laura HewettAug 22, 20204 minGood NewsThis week at our all staff conference, Michele Phoenix (yes, the Michele Phoenix) shared an encouraging video about serving young people ...
Laura HewettAug 15, 20203 minFor Such a TimeI've had so many thoughts running through my head after wild weeks and a wild summer, and I can't relay all of it, but the conversations ...
Laura HewettJul 27, 20204 minBridges and Shields and Trees, Oh MyI’ve got my next few tattoos lined up as of today. I’ve known for ages I want to get a bridge tattoo. I grew up in a city nicknamed (amon...
Laura HewettJul 12, 20203 minNick's FailureI love the movie Meet the Robinsons for a lot of reasons, but this scene where Lewis fails and the whole family is cheering for him is su...
Laura HewettJul 5, 20204 minWho Tells Your StoryOne of my former students is here for the summer and working as my personal assistant - for those of you who laughed, jokes on you when s...
Laura HewettJun 27, 20202 minLove and DustI spent a lot of time staring at the stars in the night sky several nights this week, and I felt a lot of feelings - which most people kn...
Laura HewettJun 21, 20205 minWalk HumblyGraduation was last week, and Wednesday was the teacher wrap up day for the 2019-2020 school year. Wednesday was also a meeting and plann...
Laura HewettMay 31, 20205 minBad Christian"Ms. Hewett, I think of you as a bad Christian." "Go on, why is that?" "Because you're a good person. And you don't do what the Bible say...
Laura HewettMay 24, 20209 minCan I Get a Witness?I had a whole different post in mind yesterday after some really good conversations with students this week, but then this morning I had ...