Callie Feyen

Because sometimes it’s more important to create a secret sister handshake then making sure the toothpaste gets ON the toothbrush, and the toothbrush goes IN the mouth. There might’ve been some toothpaste flecks on cheeks and perhaps t-shirts that morning. We might’ve been late for school. But a secret sister handshake was made between these two.  I don’t worry about… View Post

I wanted to get the kiddos a little something for Christmas. I wrote them a little note sealed with some Smarties because, you know. I wrapped some small presents, and they can take one on their way out of class at the end of the week. They’re really nothing special. The presents, that is, not the students. The students ARE… View Post

Around here I have a piece of butcher paper on the classroom wall titled “Fridge Papers.”  These are papers I’d put on my refrigerator if at home to show off to my friends and family if I could. My students just finished working on Research Portfolios, and these are snippets of their projects.  One student studied photography and used what… View Post

Because I’m no good at spiritual disciplines either and I usually feel guilty about it, but if I could pursue God through writing, then I think that would be just fine. Because I think this little sentence is the way I see the world. Because in an earlier post this week, I gave some Advent reading suggestions, but Alissa’s meditations… View Post

    I’ve divided the books up into “somewhat religious” and “not so religious,” and I’m just sick to my stomach about it.  It’s not fair to tell a reader will she will see God in a story. But I’m a sucker for a nice category, so there it is. Here are my thoughts on these books: do yourself a… View Post