There’s the link to the book review that started me — and I hope you — off on this notebook reverie almost two weeks ago. That piece concludes with the hope that it “may leave you feeling that you should…

With gratitude to Fred Bishop — Quit whining and bloom where you are planted because you sure can’t bloom anywhere else! — And long before Fred or I came along, ’twas said by John Calvin — The Lord bids each…

With gratitude to Fred Bishop — Quit whining and bloom where you are planted because you sure can’t bloom anywhere else! — And long before Fred or I came along, ’twas said by none other than John Calvin — The…

“I don’t think we should be judgmental,” said Dolly Parton. “Lord, I’ve got enough problems of my own to pass judgment on somebody else.” While her second line is exclamatory in context, it’s also confessional. See Romans 3:23 for details.…

With gratitude to Fred Bishop — Quit whining and bloom where you are planted because you sure can’t bloom anywhere else! — And long before Fred or I came along, ’twas said by John Calvin — The Lord bids each…

Came my way from several teachers — Lots has changed in education SOME THINGS HAVE NOT: Students need to be heard Students must be valued Students need to feel safe Students must feel understood Students need to feel successful

“Freedom in Christ is freedom in life” That’s what was on a t-shirt. “Freedom in Christ is freedom in life” You agree or not? “Freedom in Christ is freedom in life” Looking forward to hearing from you, any of the…

Maybe I should change the title today to “Your Notebook’s Future.” Interested in what to write, when, how, and more? Suggestions and answers abound in pretty much anything by Julia Cameron. Her classic is The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path…

How fancy is your notebook? how fancy does it need to be? For context, consider these examples — Boccaccio recorded his reading in his zibaldoni; Milton confided notes and quotations in five languages to his “common-place” book; Charles Darwin used…