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Best Vacation Ever?

Posted on April 13, 2020 by mitchteemley

It was Easter morning, the first time I’d ever decided to “get up and go to church.” I wasn’t sure I belonged, but when the preacher said, “He is risen” I joined in on the reply, “He is risen indeed!” … Continue reading →

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They Have So Much to Teach Us

Posted on March 6, 2020 by mitchteemley

If only we’ll listen. (Click on any picture to enlarge it, or to start slide show) “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.” ~A. A. Milne “Clearly, animals know more than we think, and think … Continue reading →

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Tutoring the Tutor

Posted on March 5, 2020 by mitchteemley

This is a true story. I tutored at an inner city college. Many of my students were the first in their families to finish high school. Or not sell drugs. Some became my personal heroes. My current tutee, a suburban … Continue reading →

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An Essay About Rocks

Posted on July 6, 2019 by mitchteemley

Rokz hav been arownd for Ever. They mosly jus sit ther. Somtymz they fall down. They hav nothing else to do. They ar very payshent. I am not. Mitchell T. (age withheld)

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Just Snap Out of It!

Posted on March 13, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Valerie Cullers of ValerieCullers.com. Like me, Valerie is a faith-driven writer who reaches out to a broad spectrum of people–believers, nonbelievers, and everyone in between. She is transparent, curious, and insightful–I never fail to … Continue reading →

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Once a Teacher, Always a Teacher

Posted on December 10, 2018 by mitchteemley

Our students are about to go on winter break. And soon all the schools will be empty. But the teachers will still be thinking about their kids. Their spouses and friends will heckle, “Give it a rest!” But a true … Continue reading →

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A Note to My Virtuous Friends

Posted on September 25, 2018 by mitchteemley

“To do good is noble, but to teach others to do good is nobler…and much less trouble.” ~Mark Twain Many of us who are writers and teachers hope, I suspect, to affirm our own nobility by telling others how to … Continue reading →

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The Wishing Map 83

Posted on September 20, 2017 by mitchteemley

Helping someone discover a gift they didn’t know they had is exhilarating. And terrifying. On the one hand, you’re changing their life forever. On the other hand, you’re, well, changing their life forever.

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Live with Honor

Posted on May 26, 2017 by mitchteemley

“The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.”  ~Socrates

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The Wishing Map 39

Posted on November 16, 2016 by mitchteemley

Have you ever concluded that your system of beliefs (or non-beliefs) might be founded on falsehoods? If so, what did you do about it?

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