Posts with the category “amber-followell”

In class yesterday, we talked about the pledge of allegiance and the reason why we recite those well known words every school day. As I spoke to the children I explained to them why we stand, why we h...  Read More

In our world today there are so many voices. There are voices on social media, voices on tv and on the radio, voices in our workplaces, and voices in our homes, voices literally everywhere we go. In t...  Read More

Have you ever worked in an environment where working was not the first thing on the majority of the employees minds? A place where most of them did what they had to do to draw a paycheck, nothing more...  Read More

Have you ever experienced a sickness in your body and struggled to perform the daily things that are typically a breeze? Things like getting out of bed, eating a meal, or walking across the room seem ...  Read More

I read the following quote the other day and it really spoke to me. It said-“yes, there are frustrated wives, just as there are frustrated engineers, airplane pilots, and karate instructors. But the f...  Read More

Have you ever had one of those moments when something made you so mad you could literally scream? How about one of those moments where the sadness was so great you just didn’t really feel like going o...  Read More

Every day we wake up it’s a little different. Sure, we may follow the same routine. We may go to the same places, do the same things, and see the same people, but each day is a little different than t...  Read More

It’s easy for me, when I have a to-do list that seems longer than the time I have in a day, to get frustrated and overwhelmed. Yet, every single time I have found myself in this position I always do m...  Read More

Every year, as I’m going over our classroom expectations with another group of students, one of the things we always talk about is our environment and how important it is for each of us to remember th...  Read More

The word tells us “For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ....  Read More

While feeding the chickens with my niece Kayla one summer she made an interesting observation. She said: “That chicken isn’t eating any food. She just picks up a piece and then throws it down and runs...  Read More

Have you ever faced a moment in your life where you wondered if anyone at all saw how hard you were trying......  Read More

Have you ever seen a child being asked to do something? One might grumble and complain. Another might drag his feet. And still another might do what’s being asked but with little joy for the task......  Read More

The other day, while reading in Luke I came across the following verse: “And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting by, which we...  Read More

This morning I began to reflect on all the things that the people of God I know do. They take their free time to counsel others in need. They take time off of work to prepare for events to serve our c...  Read More

I have had the blessing of knowing a multitude of people in my life. Some were for a season, some still remain, but each one, in some way, affected the outcome of the person I am today. From some, I l...  Read More

Typically I drink black coffee, but every once in a while I will put in a little cream and sugar. Because I don’t do it often I don’t really have a set amount of cream or sugar I add so, recently, whi...  Read More

The procrastinator's favorite saying and the devil’s favorite phrase. So many times we see others in need of help and think…...  Read More

I was in the kitchen working on dinner when I heard the crash. I ran to the source of the sound and saw my son sitting in the tub with a shocked expression on his face as the remains of the broken mas...  Read More

Have you ever had one of those days or one of those moments where it seems like no matter what you say no one is listening? ...  Read More

It’s spiritual care, not selfcare, that will produce the changes you need to thrive no matter your circumstances....  Read More

The other day a memory came to mind. A long time ago I was looking for daycares and as I walked into one facility my eyes were instantly drawn to a small picture on the frontdesk. In the picture it sh...  Read More

If you take the time to speak to any adult for any length of time you will quickly discover that no one really knows what they are doing. ...  Read More

Have you been trying to solve your problem on your own or with the help of your closest friends and you just don’t see any relief?...  Read More

Have you ever spent time with an angry friend and found yourself angry without reallyunderstanding how you got there? Have you ever listened to an angry news reporter or anangry podcast and found your...  Read More