Rachel Whisman

  • Year 6 Begins. 5 Things I Have Learned So Far As A Teacher.

    Year 6 Begins. 5 Things I Have Learned So Far As A Teacher.

    My sixth year as a public school teacher starts tomorrow. Each year I do not set out to have a specific scripture to claim for that school year. However, in the Lord’s doing, some years I will have scripture screaming at me that I cannot ignore and they are beautifully…

  • Rocks Exploding In The Sky

    Rocks Exploding In The Sky

    “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” Psalm 19:1 I do not stay up late. It is not in my DNA to do so. I am the crazy lady who wakes up before the sun rises and enjoys doing so. Also, I do…

  • Build With What?

    Build With What?

    “The wisest of women builds her house but folly with her own hands tears it down.”  -Proverbs 14:1 Nothing is more frustrating than building something that doesn’t work. Disappoint trails closely behind the wreckage of a collapsed home. Here is my meditation, my questions, and my mulling over Proverbs 14:1.…

  • “Why does my heart feel like that when you say, “I love you?”

    “Why does my heart feel like that when you say, “I love you?”

    Patience pushed. Anger exposed. Bitterness trying to take root. A couple of years ago I experienced one of the most difficult years of my career. I had a student who did not like obeying the rules in the classroom. When I would follow through with my classroom management plan, there…

  • You Are Not, Yet You Are

    You Are Not, Yet You Are

    You are not a feeling, but much more than that.Why do I settle for less? You are not a feeling but my closest companion, my Father.You are not fleeting emotions, but faithful.Though I have not seen you, I love You.Though I do not now see You, I believe in You.…

  • I am a toddler.

    I am a toddler.

    “My soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.” Psalm 63:7 KJV “When I thought, ‘My foot slips,’ Your steadfast love, O LORD, held me up. When the cares of my heart are many, Your consolations cheer my soul.” NIV -Psalm 94:18-19 One afternoon I was hanging out with my…

  • Mundane Faithfulness

    Mundane Faithfulness

    From August until the end of May, every Monday-Friday is quite the same. First, I wake up and execute the same morning routine. Then, drive to work. Get out of the car. Take my belongings with me. Enter school. Unlock my classroom door. Turn the lamps on. Do my best…

  • Welcome

    Welcome

    Hey there and welcome to my blog! Life is full of ordinary moments. As a teacher in public schools, I see them every day. As an adult living in the world, I am bombarded with them. In the day-to-day interactions, they can seem useless, boring, and unnecessary. Yet at the…