At first it is so tiny and fragile, but once the ivy plant is planted in firm ground, it grows in leaps and bounds. It will do everything in its power to take over whatever it is planted beside, be it trees, power lines, or even buildings. In fact, in just a few...
"We don't yet see things clearly. We're squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won't be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We'll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us!" (1 Cor...
My oldest son and I had just been dropped at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park at Key Largo, Florida where we would spend the morning snorkelling off of the Florida Keys. My wife and my other son were on their way to swim with dolphins, about 10 km farther up the...
I still can remember my Grade 1 teacher. Oh, I can't remember what he looked like, and likely he wouldn't look that way anymore, but I will never forget his name: Mr. Drypants. Or that would be the English translation of his Dutch name. Now that I am a teacher myself,...
Since my early childhood I have had the nasty preoccupation with trying to please others. Not that this is a bad thing. It's only bad when the reactions of others become the basis of your self-esteem!For example:I try to encourage my students to enjoy math to the...