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Author Archives: Melody McAllister
Mother
Wherever you find yourself today, your role as Mother is honored.
It’s Ok To Have A Bad Day
It’s okay to have a bad day. It doesn’t mean your faith is weak or you are ungrateful for all you have. It means, you are human and need support.
Letting Go Of Control
When I began teaching in the early 2000s, to earn high marks on my teacher evaluation, I needed to show that I was the boss and first in command in my classroom. One of my principals in those early years compared me to a teammate, who taught in a way completely different than I did. […]
Prayer for Today
Heavenly Father,Thank You for seeing us through another day. We come before You with humble hearts. We lift up all the doctors, nurses, and all people working in healthcare and their protection. We lift up their families. We pray they will be reunited soon. We pray for Your supernatural wisdom and strength to guide them […]
It’s Okay To Change: Next Steps
This is my follow up piece to a January blog post titled Its Okay To Change. I hope you find it helpful and it was such a pleasure to guest blog for Parent Square Learning Network! https://psln.parentsquare.com/blog/supporting-lgtbq-students-as-a-christian-educator
Math Mentoring: The Struggle is Real AND it’s an Asset!
Struggling in math has been my greatest asset as a math teacher.
Born To Fly
Hanging around my house, you might get annoyed with me after hearing THAT SONG for the twentieth time. When a song’s lyrics and sound resonate with me, I just have to learn the words, know its background and artist, see its video, and understand its entire context. I’m a bit much 😉 when good music […]
It’s Okay To Change
It’s okay to change. It’s okay to grow. They are depending on it.
Red Hands
He threw open the door, ran hard up the stairs, and didn’t come back down. The water started running in the tub for a few minutes and then silence. My oldest took the baby and I went upstairs to investigate. What I found sent me into angry-mom mode instantly. Red paint on the carpet, on […]
