Danielle's Blog

A year ago today, I drove up to an unfamiliar building and prayed in the empty parking lot. Lord, I’m running after you. If this is where you want me, let it be so easy and comfortable. If it isn’t, let this be the most awkward interview I’ve ever had.…

Do angels have business cards and live in Bellevue, Michigan? “This is insane. I’m not the girl who quits a career and then moves states away from all my people and parents. I JUST started believing I was a good teacher and then I quit?! Who am I?! Why am…

Your classroom. Congratulations! If this is your first, fifth, or fifteenth year I am so excited for you! You are going to have the best year yet this year! I have so many colleagues who moved classrooms, grades, or schools this year. This is the first time in five years…

God has blessed me with two amazing sisters-in-law. They are some of my favorite people. They both have one major flaw; they tend to get offered jobs in other states that require me to cross several bridges. I’m not too fond of heights in general, but I really do not…

“You’re done, aren’t you? I can see it in your eyes. I’ve seen a lot of good teachers get that look. It usually means they are done. Please tell me you aren’t done.” One of our amazing educational aids asked me that on a Friday morning after a particularly bad…

What do you wear when those around you are hurting? Do you wear black out of respect for the emptiness they must be feeling? Do you wear superhero capes to remember the fight they fought against an unseen enemy? Do you wear gold to point them to the streets in…

It is the start of the 2020-2021 school year. Every teacher I know did not become a teacher to guide kids and parents through how to learn during a global crisis of unknowns and sickness. We are trying to fly a plane while building it. That loud thud? That was…

“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” -A.A. Milne I never really read Winnie the Pooh books growing up. My favorite was Jillian Jiggs. It’s about a little girl who never cleaned up her room. She would start and then invent a…

Welcome to Part Two of Bad Friends. We ended part one on a really good note. If you haven’t read it, I highly suggest you Go Back and Read it Here. We are talking about secret rules for relationships. But not just any relationship…best friends. #squadgoals #myperson #bffs At this…

I must be a bad friend. She didn’t come to my rescue. What did I do to lose my best friend status?  Hello, secret rules… I just finished reading a book by Jon Acuff called Finish. It is about finishing goals and so much more. It was a fantastic read.…