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    The Best of Times, the Worst of Times
    Laura Hewett
    • 6 days ago
    • 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 -...
    144 views2 comments
    Second Tab Syndrome
    Laura Hewett
    • May 8
    • 5 min

    Second Tab Syndrome

    I'm writing this with five tabs open on my browser and a couple other programs running in my brain. The other week I had a conversation...
    201 views2 comments
    Found in Translation
    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...
    97 views2 comments
    Stair Master
    Laura Hewett
    • Apr 10
    • 3 min

    Stair Master

    I'll never forget Mike pushing me to workout on the stair master one of my last weeks in New Zealand. I was huffing and puffing and...
    78 views1 comment
    Once Upon a Time
    Laura Hewett
    • Dec 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    Once Upon a Time

    Making friends with librarians is some of the best life advice I can give. The current BFA librarians regularly recommend good books and...
    37 views0 comments
    Courage to Learn
    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...
    107 views1 comment
    Good Guy, Loves the Lord
    Laura Hewett
    • Oct 10, 2021
    • 6 min

    Good Guy, Loves the Lord

    Once upon a time, I was a cynical jerk face. I'm in progress, but I'm a lot better than a used to be. A lot of my formation into a more...
    101 views0 comments
    Cornerstone
    Laura Hewett
    • Sep 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Cornerstone

    This morning Anne began her message reflecting on how the Gospel passage seemed to have disjointed thoughts of Jesus lined up next to...
    84 views0 comments
    The Story Isn't Over
    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...
    224 views1 comment
    Miracles Don't Happen
    Laura Hewett
    • Aug 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Miracles Don't Happen

    Miracles don't happen. Except when they do. I waffle back and forth on what to call a miracle. I'm pretty content to say the time someone...
    82 views0 comments
    Lean In
    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...
    96 views0 comments
    You're Not My Favorite
    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...
    910 views1 comment
    Simpler Times
    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...
    77 views0 comments
    The Voices in Your Head
    Laura Hewett
    • Nov 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    The 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...
    47 views1 comment
    Promises
    Laura Hewett
    • Nov 16, 2020
    • 3 min

    Promises

    I 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...
    83 views1 comment
    Robot in a Convent
    Laura Hewett
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 3 min

    Robot in a Convent

    I 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...
    66 views1 comment
    Spend and Be Spent
    Laura Hewett
    • Aug 29, 2020
    • 4 min

    Spend and Be Spent

    I 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...
    191 views0 comments
    Good News
    Laura Hewett
    • Aug 22, 2020
    • 4 min

    Good News

    This week at our all staff conference, Michele Phoenix (yes, the Michele Phoenix) shared an encouraging video about serving young people...
    177 views0 comments
    Under the Surface
    Laura Hewett
    • Apr 19, 2020
    • 6 min

    Under the Surface

    I cut my hair off on Monday. Like, a lot of it. I chopped nearly a foot off in a braid, and my housemate took clippers to the rest. After...
    193 views1 comment
    Empathy for Dracula
    Laura Hewett
    • Mar 15, 2020
    • 5 min

    Empathy for Dracula

    Dr. Schaak used to always tell our literature classes at Multnomah, "The goal of literature is empathy." I told my students that in our...
    196 views0 comments
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