Thank you kids of West Dallas- Thank you for keeping it real. When you saw me headed out on a walk for some exercise, you lovingly reminded me to “do squats- don’t let those hips get big.” Thank you for accepting me as I am. When I come rolling through the apartments in my minivan [...]
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In the spirit of celebrating thanksgiving…
Posted by sarahonpurpose on November 23, 2010
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2010/11/23/in-the-spirit-of-celebrating-thanksgiving/
Westside Thursday…
I spent the morning up at our neighborhood school, working with the kindergartners like I usually do on Thursdays. And as always I came away moved. There are teachers there who are trying so hard with so much working against them, and it is such a blessing just to be able to tell them I [...]
Posted by sarahonpurpose on November 4, 2010
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2010/11/04/westside-thursday/
I’ll have a cup of coffee with a splash of humility please…
Sometimes my children surprise me with thoughtfulness beyond their years. Sometimes they conduct themselves with such pleasant self-control and joyful respect that people dining at the table next to ours comment how lovely it is to watch three such sweet little gentlemen. Sometimes they give me moments and even whole days when I can sense [...]
Posted by sarahonpurpose on October 22, 2010
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2010/10/22/ill-have-a-cup-of-coffee-with-a-splash-of-humility-please/
His Name is Robert
One of the things we encounter more often living where we do now are folks standing on street corners. Pretty much I never passed a single person holding a cardboard sign on the corner of Legacy and Custer. But at 35 and Inwood or 35 and Oaklawn, we pretty much know that 98% of the [...]
Posted by sarahonpurpose on September 30, 2010
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2010/09/30/his-name-is-robert/
I’ve been wanting to write this one for a few days…
Usually when something happens I am fired up to write about it immediately (not that I always have the time to do it right then). And then there are things that are harder for me to process… like Tuesday morning. Tuesday was my day to help out at Sequoyah with the kindergartners, and for the [...]
Posted by sarahonpurpose on April 1, 2010
http://thestehlikchronicles.com/2010/04/01/ive-been-wanting-to-write-this-one-for-a-few-days/
