Water is amazing. It is a universal solvent for cleansing, and a vital ingredient for life. Science tells us that there is a rain cycle. You know it. Rain flows to the streams, then to the Oceans. The water evaporates, forms clouds, and then rain again. The cycle is endless. Each cycle is dependent on [...]

At the risk on being judged, I am going to make a confession that may shock you.  I was not excited about this school year!  Weeks before the opening of school, parents would see me at church, and they would ask with a huge grin, “So, are you ready for school to start, Miss Schweitzer?”  [...]

This year, I faced a challenge that took me out of my comfort zone.  I had the privilege to make the drastic change of being a junior high teacher to teaching the fifth grade class!  I had been a junior high teacher for six years.  The junior high can also be a challenge, but at [...]