Author: Rachel Taylor
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The Inconvenience
Hello dear readers. It’s good to be back with you. It’s been a while since I have shared my heart with you all. A fairly large project has been taking a good chunk of my time recently and for that I apologize. This week I would like to take you into a child’s perspective. Our…
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Circle of Responsibility
Dear Parents, Remember as you drop off your child to their first day of school, they are not alone. Their teacher is welcoming more than 20 students into the classroom. Remember to extend grace to your child’s teachers and seek to build a real connection with them. By supporting the teacher’s classroom guidelines,…
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Reframing Part II
Built on the Rock Matthew 7:24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25. and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it…
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The Prayer Spot
I always loved the start of the school year when I could get organized without the clutter of student work. For me it felt like a clean slate. A well organized and decorated classroom can go a long way with helping create a good learning environment. Most of us pin hundreds of ideas on Pinterest,…
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Time to Lock Arms
One year while on vacation at the beach, I saw a long line of random people walking into the water, side by side arms locked. Curious, I asked, “What are they doing?” Silently I watched as the wall of bodies plowed through the waves crashing into them. With no reply I determined they were a…
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Reframing
A Matter of Fact, or Mindset One Christmas, my mom gave me a picture to go in my kitchen. I had told her that I wanted something that had an organ red in it to pop with the apple green in my kitchen. My mom then in turn found this picture of the Eiffel Tower.…
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I Survived
School’s out for summer! School’s out forever? Hello Fruitful Educators. Are you excited for summer and a much-needed break? I absolutely love summer and all that comes with it, freedom from the bells, warm weather, and vacations. Oh, and sleeping in. Let’s not forget about sleeping. The end of my first year I was only…
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What’s in Your Bag?
Sometimes the battles we face consume us to the extent that we neglect to see the battles our kids might be facing. As adults it would seem that our life’s trials are more important than our student’s. We are the ones who have all the responsibilities after all, bills, family, career, deadlines to name a…
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On a ROLL
Oh, Humanity! Hello, Fruitful Educators! Today, I am not just addressing our teachers, but our parents as well. Parents, this one is dedicated to you. We invite you to join our table as we discuss our children. This blog will be one of my most embarrassing thus far. You should consider yourselves privileged to be…
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My Voice
My voice may not reach across the vast expanse of the sea. Or climb the highest mountain peak. It may not extend to the lowest valley, Or even across the street through the alley It may not be heard by the masses, Or the multitudes. But this one thing I know, That whether I speak…
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