It has not been normal December weather. Last night, coming out of church, Eleanor and I spotted the full moon, and as we looked up waiting for my wife Katie to join us, it felt like a comfortable September evening. For a brief moment it WAS a September evening. This feeling, only a flash, was fleeting […]
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New Years Wish: Let Kids Wander
I wrote the New Years wish below four years ago, and I still find it relevant to my thinking about the world I wish for our children. It pairs nicely with thinking and writing I am currently doing regarding resilience–a hot word these days in education circles. Most of that conversation strikes me as increasingly […]
“Love is Bearing Witness”: A Former Student’s Christmas Message
[I spoke near the end of our Lessons and Carols Service early Sunday evening. Held on our Germantown Campus, it was a full Chapel with participants and families from each of our three campuses. It was a lovely service. Below you will find the reflection I shared.]Good evening and Merry Christmas!I have had a number, an […]
Adam and Louie Showing Us the Way
In my last entry, “When It Is Good, Name It So”, I wrote about some good things that happened in our school’s first week back from Thanksgiving Break. Central to that piece was a reference to Adam Cruthirds, a senior at St. George’s, who gave the Chapel Talk on Friday, December 4th. Over the last year […]
When It is Good, Name It So
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvlfBxFOXH0&w=420&h=315]It has been a great ride with St. George’s this fall! It is important to point out when things go well. We can get so caught up with what is coming next that we forget to be grateful when things fall into place in just the right way. On Thursday and Friday of last […]
A.I. Totten: A Thanksgiving for a Role Model
During our Grandparents and Special Friends Day celebrations on each of St. George’s Campuses this week, I had the opportunity to speak briefly about the vitally important role of grandparents and friends in the lives of our students. During my brief remarks, I mentioned that my own grandparents had played critical roles for me growing […]