A Thought in the Life of a Pastor's Kid

       The Lord has placed something on my heart today that I thought I would share with y'all! It won't take long at all...I promise ;)         As you know, I am currently in college earning my Elementary Education degree. The classes that I am taking are fantastic and I am literally learning SO much from my education teachers. One class in particular, Classroom Management, is going through a series right now called "When Rules Cause Bitterness". Let me just say...I am loving it! This series is causing me to look at the way I enforce rules and correct. I want to make sure that I, as a teacher, am not causing bitterness in the life of a child because I didn't correct or manage the class in love . When I do have to correct, that student should always walk away from the correction saying, "I know that Miss Brenna loves me."        Anyway! Too make a long story short ;) there was one particular part of the lecture that made me ...

Hey y'all!       I know.....it's been a while ;) Does anybody else feel like 2020 started off with a bang and hasn't slowed down since? Because that is my thought exactly right now. Also, I definitely feel like January went by WAY too fast. Can you even believe that it is already February?? Me neither.       I know that just about everybody has been sharing their New Year goals and focus words lately. Y'all are probably so tired of hearing what other people want to do in 2020, but I thought I would share mine with you as well (I know it's cliche, but oh well ;).        I have one word that I am focusing on for the year 2020. Are you ready to hear it? Because I am super excited to share it with you!  That word is.........drumroll please........ Focus  That's right. Focus.  Honestly, I have no idea how this word came to be my word for 2020, but God has been working on my heart about this, so I th...