A quick aside: Wow! It’s been over a year since my last post. It’s been a long year. My mother passed away, I graduated with my second bachelor’s degree, AND I got through my first year of teaching high school science. It’s been quite the ride. Sorry for not making posts. Now back to our […]
So it seems that I am a bit bitter… Read More »
We were the first internship class to go through “Orange Block”. Orange Block was something the Mr. Hasz came up with. The rules are simple: No sugar except at breakfast, no fizzy drinks, no contemporary Christian music – only worship music that you would sing at church, no texting except for weekends, corporate exercise every weekday morning, with daily room inspections and “extra training” at weekends if your room was a mess. (Maybe I’ve left some things out?)
Star Trek: First Contact ~ a Metaphor for Trauma? Part 1 Read More »
So an interesting happenstance occurred the summer of 2021. This blog was somewhat resurrected in June (before being more completely brought back by the end of July). A week after this blog got Lazarus’d, and totally unrelated, the fantastic Belief It or Not podcast released an episode on Teen Mania.
Belief It or Not Podcast covers Teen Mania Read More »
Today we revisit the topic of how long recovery actually takes and how sometimes it feels like we’re taking one step forward and two steps back.
How Long Does It Really Take? Read More »
Today we revisit the purpose of this blog. The very first post talked about the purpose, but it changed over the years. Once again things have changed, so it makes sense to refocus the goal of this blog.
The New Purpose of This Blog Read More »
It has been a hot minute! One of the most recent posts was in February 2014 and things were slowing down given the semi-recent foreclosure. A lot has happened since then, and not just Teen Mania related, but with the United States and the climate of evangelical Christianity. This post is to serve as a
