Today’s lesson is on Prayer and what it means to me. The first thing that came to mind is James Taylor’s You’ve Got a Friend. “When you’re down and troubled and you need a helping hand. And nothing, whoa, nothing is going right. Close your eyes and think of me and soon I will be there. To brighten up even […]
Today’s lesson is jobs vs function or more accurately ‘how we do our work’ vs what our role or title is. In my life, I have had many jobs: lifeguard, pizza maker, IT guy, faculty development, volunteer, teacher, and more. When I was in Las Vegas, I was talking to my cousin about passion, purpose, and jobs. For me, my […]
Today’s lesson is about feelings and simple actions. This morning I woke up early as I had to work. I was in the bathroom, shaving, getting ready to hop in the shower and there was knock on the door. I wasn’t in a great mood as I didn’t sleep well the night before, was feeling a bit under the weather, […]
Today’s lesson is about belief vs knowing. We talk about believing in things all the time. Believing in God. Believing in magic. Believing in humanity. Believing in peace, justice, and the American Way. We say we believe in many things. On the way to school this morning, Cece and I were talking about God. We got to school and she […]
Today’s lesson is on tradition/perception or Angels in the Cemetery. A topic that has been on my mind a lot is the difference between faith, God, and religion. I won’t go into in depth here but this plays to that theme. Before my Grandmother’s funeral, we were looking at the flowers people sent. Keep in mind this is a Jewish […]
Today’s lesson is on time. I don’t’ have enough time. I have to be here by that time. How much time does it take? When will we be done with it? I have to do a million things and don’t know when I will fit it in. I’m too old for this. I’m too young for this. When I think about time, […]
Todays Bible Lesson is about saying goodbye. Today we lay my grandma Nancy to rest. She lived a long life, almost 92 years. She was a warm spirit of God. She loved everyone, cared for everyone, and grieved deeply for every loss. She would give the shirt off her back to help. She never did for others only her self. She was […]
Todays Bible Lesson is one on remembering and memories. Since I heard of Grandma’s passing, after the initial period of regret, I began to remember all the times we had. Her constantly telling me she wasn’t going to be around long, and me telling her she’d outlive us all. Our walks on Saturday morning to her beauty shop, then to […]
Todays Bible Lesson is one on loss. Death sucks. On one hand, it is a homecoming. You get to be one with the Lord. His promises of redemption and everlasting life are fulfilled. At the same time, there is emptiness, loss, and loneliness. I learned today of that my grandmother, Nancy Cammarano, passed late last night. She is not in pain […]
Todays Bible Lesson: I’ve been open about my mental health and one thing that is hard is when you left everything related to your mental health. For instance, when my body isn’t feeling good, I relate it to my mental health and self-worth. These are not related. Of course, mental health can impact your physical health, but your self-worth and […]