How to Know God’s Plan in Making Decisions
Listen as we discuss how to discover God’s plan & know what He wants you to do when making decisions – whether they be big or small. Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Key takeaways about knowing God’s plan in decision-making We must first surrender our will to God, choosing to genuinely seek […]
Continue readingHave You Let Teaching Become an Idol?
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” It’s the first of the 10 commandments – and one we often give ourselves a pass on. No other gods – check. No Buddha, no Baal, no golden calf. We’re good. But just because we don’t bow down to […]
Continue reading10 Ways to Show Christ to Our Students
If you’re a Christian teacher, it shouldn’t matter where you teach. Our goal should be the same – to show Christ to our students.Some of us can be more open and apparent, but all of us can and should be intentional about showing Christ and His love in every way we can.When I think about […]
Continue reading5 Tips to Overcome Back-to-School Anxiety
When God wants to stretch me, He doesn’t consult me because if things were left up to me, my life would always be comfortable.After completing my second year of inner-city teaching, urban education seemed way too challenging, so I applied to teach at a private Christian school because I thought it would be my dream […]
Continue reading6 Traits of Teachers Who Are Reducing Their Workload with the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club
Are you over being overwhelmed? Sick of feeling guilty for abandoning your family to work on school and then feeling guilty for abandoning school to be with your family? Are you ready to finally find balance? This week I’m honored to interview Angela Watson, creator of the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club. Angela has been […]
Continue reading8 Lies Teachers Tell Themselves About Work/Life Balance
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart podcast. Do you ever feel like teaching is taking over your life? Are you overwhelmed and stressed? Do you feel guilty for neglecting your family while at school then feel guilty for neglecting school while at home? What you desperately need is some balance in your life. Chances […]
Continue readingHow to Teach Without Anxiety (even when everything is going wrong)
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. As teachers, it’s easy to let the anxiety & stress crowd our every thought.How am I ever going to finish my to-do list?Is this school year going to turn out the way I want?What is my admin thinking of me right now?Anxiety keeps us from enjoying our […]
Continue readingThe Teacher Success Roadmap
Come on, pull it together. If you lose your lunch meager breakfast in front of your class …. Well, that will be a doozy of a first impressionIt’s 5 till 8 on my first official day as a teacher, and I’m trying desperately to calm my nerves. But despite the cacophony of butterflies in my […]
Continue readingBecoming “This One Teacher”: How to Know You Are in the Right Profession
Are you struggling to make it to the end of the school year or feel like your life as a teacher is pure craziness? Do you sometimes even wonder if you are in the right profession?Recently, I went to a friend’s baby shower. I sat with a group of ladies making small talk and, naturally, […]
Continue readingHow to Finish the School Year Strong
Subscribe to the Teach 4 the Heart Podcast. Dear Teacher, I know you’re tired. You’re stressed. You’re about to stab a pencil in your eye if you have to grade one more paper. Your to-do list is a mile long. And summer is so close you can taste it. But in the midst of all the […]
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