Author Archives: Dana

perfect

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Dana

My parents had an anniversary last week… 66 years after this wedding day picture was taken in 1956. They went to a favorite little restaurant called The Country Place just a mile from their house in Tennessee to celebrate. My … Continue reading →

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destiny

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Dana

As Frodo Baggins and his loyal companion Samwise Gamgee pressed on through their dangerous quest in J. R. R. Tolkien’s story, ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ they had this exchange: “I don’t like anything here at all,” said Frodo, “step … Continue reading →

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times

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Dana

Realizing the role he might have to play in saving Middle Earth in J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ story, the hobbit Frodo shared his true feelings with the wise Gandalf: “’I wish it need not have happened … Continue reading →

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futures

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Dana

I won’t write next week as school is out. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! May the Light of Christ burn brightly in our lives as many remember the birth of our Savior. Our daughter Kinsey and her husband … Continue reading →

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students

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Dana

I asked my eighth grade students to read the suggestions educators made regarding what Jesus might say to schools in today’s world. I then asked how they would answer the same question. Some responses were similar, but most were different… … Continue reading →

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