Author Archives: Sally Gerard

It didn’t begin as a war. Cute little bunnies frolicking and cavorting and making me smile as I look out over my laptop to the lilacs. On any given day, there might be ten or twelve tucked into the bottom … Continue reading →

Straw for the Manger is the theme of this year’s advent devotional. I love the idea that each day of advent there are concrete things I can do to prepare the manger for the Christ child. These are ways that … Continue reading →

Blessings come in all shapes and sizes, from a bowl of caramel apple pie ice-cream with hot fudge to a text message with that recipe for meat stew that warms up a belly on a cold day. That goofy horse … Continue reading →

I’ve tried to open the door so many times. I had it once, squeaking open on rusty hinges, but then it slammed shut. I was able to glimpse bright blue, and a feeling of utter peace wafted out around me … Continue reading →

In my work as an online teacher, we often meet as colleagues to try to figure out how to engage our students when they seem to be checking out. When they begin to fall behind, it snowballs very quickly, and … Continue reading →

One of my favorite books is The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Each winter, at some point, I read it cover to cover and find myself transported back into a time I think I would have reveled in. The … Continue reading →

Cattle tend to follow each other in long lines, making trails through the pasture to various points. This can come in handy when we need to move them because they will often follow those paths if we get them started … Continue reading →