Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I’ve lost my angst. And I don’t know where I put it. Or maybe, I’ve stopped caring. I realized this when my friends and I started a book club (the operative word is started), and read one young adult book. It was supposedly … Continue reading Angst No More
Novenas
Originally written in TACKED THOUGHTS for The Freeman by Nancy Unchuan Toledo I love praying novenas. One of my favorites is the one to St. Therese of the Child Jesus. According to Catholic tradition, if within the course of this particular novena, the devotee gets a rose, then it is the saint’s way of saying … Continue reading Novenas
Gratitude
The first few weeks of class are always stressful for me. My brain is still on vacation mode and my body is used to lying down all day. Summer for teachers means waking up late and not caring about lesson plans or test papers. It means not having to strain our voices to be heard above 40 restless chatterboxes. It is a good time. And one of the best things about teaching. (I seriously believe that if people took out summer vacation from teachers and students, we’d have a lot of cases of violence in school.)
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