May 12 Home Communicator – As we turn our calendars to May and Michigan weather starts to warm ever so slowly, we look forward to the end of the school year but also remember the things that happened over the past year. As the middle school principal, one of the exciting ways to end the year is…
DetailsMay 5 Home Communicator – Centered in Him During these last couple of months, I have found myself at times not being centered. All the many changes and disruptions, stressors, and unknowns caused me to feel unsettled and off-balance. Did any of you feel that as well? I thought about this for some time because it was…
DetailsApril 28 Home Communicator – What can stop our mission if our mission is building God’s Kingdom? Are you up to date on what is open? Mission at HCS is open! Opportunity to Be the Change is open! Our theme this year, “Be the Change”, is a great reminder that these times might be changing, but this…
DetailsApril 21 Home Communicator – Let’s talk about diamonds. It’s hard to resist the simple beauty of these brilliant, sparkling gemstones. Diamonds, however, don’t start out being gorgeous. The process actually takes a very long time. A chunk of black carbon, nearly one hundred miles below the surface of the earth, needs to endure blistering heat…
DetailsApril 14 Home Communicator -It wasn’t the usual Easter Sunday this year. We didn’t get to go to our church and celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with our church family. We did not gather with our extended family to eat a meal, or watch the kids running around hunting for Easter eggs. There is a big…
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March 31 Home Communicator – Bringing Shalom into a World of Chaos I don’t know about you, but the word ‘chaos’ could be used to describe the events that have taken place in the last two weeks. Chaos – disorder, confusion, disarray, disorganization. I feel as though my days lack routine and rhythm. It is easy during…
DetailsMarch 24 Home Communicator – Dear Parents – The first week of the mandated school closure is completed, the second week has begun with a ‘Stay Home – Stay Healthy’ order. Again, I thank you for the positive way you are managing this. You are so very important in the way your children will respond and handle…
DetailsMarch 17 Home Communicator – One of my favorite stories from the Bible is when Jesus calms the storm. Jesus and his disciples are sailing away on a boat to get away from the crowds for a while. Jesus falls asleep and continues sleeping through a furious storm. His disciples start freaking out and wake Jesus up,…
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