by Lisa Maples | Mar 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
I recently opened an email and discovered encouragement. This encouragement came from a colleague. In a nutshell, my fellow teacher told me that he appreciated me and my work with our 1,156 students. I appreciated the words so much because they encouraged me. It...
by Lisa Maples | Feb 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
My church had a Pure Hope Conference this weekend. Our presenter shared information and resources on how to parent in a sexualized culture. The resources at www.purehope.net equip parents and individuals on a variety of topics relating to online behaviors....
by Lisa Maples | Jan 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
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by Lisa Maples | Jan 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
I had a moment today, one that opened my eyes to truth about looking up. During my life, my precious mother has encouraged me to, “Look up” when I was focusing on pain, problems or hurt. She is wise, for sure, but I had no idea that her advice...
by Lisa Maples | Jan 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
A snow day in my town today, Sunday, January 8, meant that church was cancelled. I miss gathering with other Christians at our church so my family and I read the Bible and prayed in our family room at home. We focused on Romans 5:1-5 and talked about how...
