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Restorative Practices: How to help your child grow their empathy, learn to be independent, and do the right thing.
I attended a parenting seminar in a few years ago. The topic was about “Restorative Justice”. The speaker spoke deeply to me, and I fell in love with the idea of asking…
January 8, 2021 -
Christmas in the Philippines
Every year Christmas is celebrated around the world as either a commercial or a religious holiday. People are kind and smiling. For us Christians, it is about the birth of our Savior…
December 9, 2020 -
CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER
Yes, you read the title right. In the Philippines, Christmas is celebrated starting September 1. Houses and malls are decorated, city Christmas trees and school Christmas trees are put up, Christmas lights…
December 2, 2020 -
Redeeming Halloween
Recently I had to plan a lesson on the history of Halloween and why we as a school we do not celebrate. I researched a lot of sites and tried to figure…
October 29, 2020 -
Spotlight on Sprouts Class: Our class rules
Be Brave Be Creative Be Kind Be Thankful Be Happy Be You Above are our Sprouts class rules, where I am happy to teach this year. I chose them because they are…
September 28, 2020 -
Called to Care: Who is your neighbor?
Called to Care: Who is your neighbor? “The one who showed mercy.” “Go and do the same.” Luke 10:36-37 January 1, 2020, I do not think I had yet heard of the…
August 27, 2020 -
Friday, May 1: Grief and Hard Things
Here we are at the beginning of the Golden Week holidays in Japan. Golden Week is a big deal. There are multiple national holidays all in a row, which means that for…
May 2, 2020 -
Friday, April 24: Getting through another week and the sparkly shoes
This week, as every other week since social distancing started, was a roller coaster. I love my children. They are vibrant, funny, and bring me and my husband a lot of joy.…
April 24, 2020 -
Together at Home
We are in this together. Social Distancing. Together at home. Endless memes. Interpreting an endless number of news, opinionsw, and numbers all centered around the coronavirus that results in covid-19. The year…
April 20, 2020 -
A Valentine’s Message
What is Love? “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it”, quoted from Nicholas Sparks’ book “A Walk to Remember”. It is both a noun and…
February 13, 2020
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