Education Culture “First Days” 18 Aug 2019 In education thus far I have celebrated 24 "First Days"! 13 as a student myself...five as a college student...and now six as an educator! First days can produce a whole…
Faith… What I Learned This Summer… 4 Aug 20191 Jan 2024 This summer has been the best summer of my life thus far. PERIOD! It has been a summer of deep personal growth and an intense season of learning. As we…
Education Culture… Comparison Mandate > Rooting for Rivals 22 May 201922 May 2019 It seems to be the modern rite of passage. No, I'm not talking about getting a car or that first paycheck...not even graduating high school...no, I'm talking about participating in…
Education Culture… Playing Basketball in Socks… 19 May 201919 May 2019 It was quite the sight... My students still wanted me to play basketball so they could have even teams, but I was still wearing muck boots from our afternoon Natural…
Motivation Seat-time vs. Street-time 15 May 201915 May 2019 All the snow days from this winter has brought into focus a discussion about making up "time". These conversations about "time", revolve around the concept called 'seat-time' or in other…
Self-Care Cost of Excellence > Restoring Ordinary 15 Mar 201917 Apr 2025 Growing up when I was younger my family always had a small garden no matter where we lived. I'd like to think this is where I got my green-thumb, but…
Blogging Journey March Madness Marathon > Running the Right Race 5 Mar 20191 Jan 2024 March Madness always marked a great time around the Meals household growing up! Besides the fact we loved basketball...Go K-State Wildcats!...it was the start of college baseball season...GO CATS!...Spring Break,…
Education Culture… “Simply Misinterpreted…” 23 Feb 20191 Jan 2024 This winter was predicted to be cold, snowy, long, and miserable. It has held up fairly well to expectations... First snow of the season came in mid-October, with us now…
Strategic Planning Planning for Impact 28 Dec 201831 Dec 2018 The ability to have lasting impact almost seems to have mystic qualities. There seems to be certain people or organizations, that no matter what, find the secret sauce of creating…
