"Look Miss W. I put the encouragement up on the board so that everyone would know to do their best job today." -G, 5th grade I smiled at his sweet sincerity and helpfulness. I was also a little disconcerted. Had he known that Hebrews 19:24 was that morning's "verse of the day" on my Bible… Continue reading To love and good works
Tag: Kindness
What is Good: Justice, Kindness, and Humility
Yesterday was “Sanctity of Life” Sunday, set aside to pray for the end of the killing of America’s children through abortion. The day before, thousands of Americans marched in Washington, D.C. for the rights of these unborn children who are not able to speak for themselves. Outside of these special days, men and women work… Continue reading What is Good: Justice, Kindness, and Humility
Kindness and Humor
Today’s themes: Kindness and Humor. Today is the last day before Christmas break, for which I am so thankful! But even more than that, I’m thankful for the memories of my students today. Like little J in the elf hat carefully bouncing down the hall to deliver cookies to office staff and anyone else she… Continue reading Kindness and Humor
Tuesday Goals, Life Goals
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Choose Kind: the perfectly grammatically incorrect imperative
Tonight I started thinking about the phrase "choose kind". More specifically, the linguistics of the phrase. It's not grammatically correct. The grammatically correct imperative would be "choose kindness". Part of the power, to me at least, is in its ungrammaticality. Using an adjective instead of a noun shakes us gently from grammatical complacency to ask… Continue reading Choose Kind: the perfectly grammatically incorrect imperative
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