Christmas reminds us of the things that matter most: family, friends, love, and peace. What you might want to get under the tree seems less relevant when you realize how lucky you are to have the people in your life. The people that love you and appreciate your presence in their life. My students had…
Today is officially the first day of winter. Pagans, and later Christians, used to celebrate this day as the the shortest day of the year. That was good news for my elementary school students who were looking forward to the beginning of their winter break vacation. We had a winter party to celebrate with cookies…
This post is in commemoration of the third anniversary of this website. On December 14th, 2014, I first started blogging on this Sketchy Scribe website. Three years later, some things have changed. But my love for my sweet sketchy scribes will never change. I love you both – no matter what! Happy Anniversary sweet scribes! …
Advent is a season observed in many Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas as well as the return of Jesus at the second coming. So it seems appropriate, on this first day of Advent to mark its beginning on our Sketchy…