by Laura Sandretti | Feb 6, 2020 | Loving Others
I went into teaching years ago because I love kids, including teenagers. I love sharing Christ with them too, but it’s so much harder than with adults. I recently texted a teenager I know who’s struggling and told her I’d be praying for her. I told her God loved, saw,...
by Laura Sandretti | Jan 23, 2020 | Getting Older
In a few months I will be turning fifty and everything around me seems to be reminding me of that lately. Last week I went to both the doctor and the physical therapist for two unrelated, unrelenting issues impacting my sleep, workout, and mental energy. My husband...
by Laura Sandretti | Jan 9, 2020 | Parenting
For some reason I thought this time would be different. I’ve let two children go to college so I thought my third wouldn’t be as hard. Faithe has always been extremely independent, strong-willed, and her own woman. I thought (or maybe hoped) letting her go wouldn’t be...
by Laura Sandretti | Dec 6, 2019 | Marriage
This morning I read an article I normally wouldn’t have read. It was titled, “One Last Ride.” The reason I wouldn’t normally have read it was because the lone comment under the article read, “Tears…” I don’t like tears. I cry easily without reading sappy articles,...
by Laura Sandretti | Nov 15, 2019 | Faith in the Everyday
I love acronyms. I suppose it’s the special education teacher in me or my love of efficiency that attracts me to them, but recently I’ve been challenged and convicted by an acronym in my quest to learn how to forgive. When people I’m trying to forgive post...
