Tag Archives: HOPE Christian

  1. Proposal – “The ‘Round-The-Corner-Diet”

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    September 27, 2014 by pyaase

    So if my kids are not eating what we give them at school, how are they getting their food? And in those options, do they really NOT have easy access to healthy options? Or what does their culture push towards? What would I end up buying for my meals if I had limited vehicle access (so no driving out to Sam’s or the Farmer’s Market), limited money (with a limited WIC account), and limited time (buying food on the way home to and from work or church)?

  2. More Shots for My Mother…and fellow music teachers!

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    August 30, 2014 by pyaase

    Here are the pictures of my music classroom makeover! You can tell I had a summer this time…last year I …
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  3. Four Shots to our Hearts

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    August 23, 2014 by pyaase

    On Sunday, Aug. 4th, my two friends and I heard the fatal shots of a drive-by shooting. We turned the corner to see the woman dying on her front lawn in the distance.

  4. Year One…Done?

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    July 15, 2014 by pyaase

    Today marks one year since I turned in the paperwork to take on the position of Music Teacher for HOPE. …
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  5. School Scenes III – “Touch, Textures”

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    December 22, 2013 by pyaase

    His fingers find their way through the bristly curls at the nape of my neck. I absentmindedly brush them away, …
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  6. School Scenes II – Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

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    December 21, 2013 by pyaase

    Some of the lighter moments of my role in my kids’ schooling happen at the beginning and ending of the …
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