by Lisa Maples | Jul 14, 2026 | Faith, Goodness and Mercy, Holy Spirit, hope, Uncategorized
The day before my father’s funeral last November, I purchased a golden necklace from Sea La Vie whose theme is “It Is Well” which has an anchor and a cross on the chain. I wore it all day on the day we laid his body to rest. The necklace reminded me that it was well...
by Lisa Maples | Sep 17, 2025 | Education, Faith, sin
During one of my third grade classes recently, I focused my lesson on how sin entered our world. In the previous lesson in our Makerspace, students created a “snake repellant hat” based on the book “Rosie Revere, Engineer”. After seeing their amazing and fun hats, I...
by Lisa Maples | Sep 7, 2024 | Education, Faith, Heart, Prayer
Teaching at a Christian school is new territory for me. I was a public school teacher for 31 years, retired at the end of the last school year and became a STEM Makerspace Facilitator at a private school as of August 1. Adjusting to a new school takes some time, but I...
by Lisa Maples | Mar 24, 2024 | Faith, hope, Jesus, The Cross
At the end of a semester, teachers give final exams. Students know that they will be tested and prepare throughout the course to be ready for their Final. Each week during the course, students learn and continue to build on previous lessons. Eventually, the teacher...
by Lisa Maples | Apr 21, 2023 | Bible Memorization, Faith, Gift Book, Mothering
When my children were little, I remember the excitement of new experiences and talking with them as they explored activities. We picked strawberries in the Spring and pumpkins in the Fall at our local farm, visited the zoo, walked the Disney World paths, sang in the...
by Lisa Maples | Jan 20, 2023 | Faith, trusting God
James 1:2-8 NIV 2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may...
