Laura Hewett6 days ago5 minThe Best of Times, the Worst of TimesMay is a crazy time. Maybe not for everyone, but especially for teachers. It's alumni season, so my previous students are stopping in -...
Laura HewettMay 85 minSecond Tab SyndromeI'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...
Laura HewettApr 243 minFound in TranslationWhen I was in grad school, the "cultural integration" portion of my lesson plans often seemed ambiguous and difficult to write in a...
Laura HewettApr 103 minStair MasterI'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...
Laura HewettDec 12, 20213 minOnce Upon a TimeMaking friends with librarians is some of the best life advice I can give. The current BFA librarians regularly recommend good books and...
Laura HewettNov 14, 20213 minCourage to LearnIn the spirit of transparency, I've considered leaving the teaching profession many times this year. This year is hard. I've read a lot...
Laura HewettOct 10, 20216 minGood Guy, Loves the LordOnce 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...
Laura HewettSep 26, 20213 minCornerstoneThis morning Anne began her message reflecting on how the Gospel passage seemed to have disjointed thoughts of Jesus lined up next to...
Laura HewettSep 18, 20216 minThe 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...
Laura HewettAug 1, 20213 minMiracles Don't HappenMiracles 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...
Laura HewettJun 13, 20214 minLean InWhat 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...
Laura HewettApr 9, 202110 minYou're Not My FavoriteAny 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...
Laura HewettFeb 6, 20214 minSimpler TimesWhen 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...
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...
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 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 HewettApr 19, 20206 minUnder the SurfaceI 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...
Laura HewettMar 15, 20205 minEmpathy for DraculaDr. Schaak used to always tell our literature classes at Multnomah, "The goal of literature is empathy." I told my students that in our...