Laura Hewett
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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Laura Hewett
- Apr 3
- 4 min
Pigeons Are Legit
I still miss Bryce. [Today's post is going to heavily reference context presented by this post from one year ago.] The other day one of...
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Laura Hewett
- Mar 6
- 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
- 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
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Happy Waitangi Day
"Your birthday is exactly one week after Waitangi Day," I told my student during lunch earlier this week. "What's Waitangi Day?" his...
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Laura Hewett
- Jan 23
- 5 min
Disruption Due to Wind
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...
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Laura Hewett
- Jan 2
- 5 min
The Year of Jubilee
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...
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Laura Hewett
- Nov 28, 2021
- 4 min
On the Bright Side
One of the highlights of teaching is when I get to learn from my students. I'm so proud of these resilient, curious, thoughtful young...
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Laura Hewett
- Nov 14, 2021
- 3 min
Courage to Learn
In the spirit of transparency, I've considered leaving the teaching profession many times this year. This year is hard. I've read a lot...
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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
- 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
- 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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