If The Match has sparked something for you, I’d be grateful if you shared it with someone. That’s how this community grows. Word: Consistency Sentence: Consistency creates credibility; inconsistency creates liability. Passage: Early in my life, I didn’t realize how much my lack of consistency was costing me, both personally and professionally. I thought my titles—administrator,…

A small spark each week to help you live with heart and keep your fire lit! Word: Joy Sentence: Joy often grows from the soil of struggle. Passage: Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about joy. The absence of it in our lives is something I find intriguing. The further I move from my youth, the…

The Match Newsletter: A small spark each week to help you keep your fire lit. Word: Patience Sentence: Patience is the pause that turns reaction into wisdom. Passage: When I was a kid, my grandmother loved to tease me with an old line: “Patience is a virtue found seldom in a woman and never in a…

Each Week: One Word. One Sentence. One Passage. Word: Hope Sentence: Hope is the pulse that keeps our hearts moving forward. Passage: In my 20-plus years in education, I’ve met thousands of kids, and the one thing I always found in them was hope. They came from every corner of the world—some who spent years in…

Let’s light this week’s Match! Word: Clarity Sentence: Clarity is what waits on the other side of our greatest challenges. Passage: I became a teacher because teachers had once seen something in me that I couldn’t yet see in myself. My first assignment was as a substitute at an alternative high school for teens expelled from…

Thank you for being a part of the Match Community. Each week a small spark to keep your fire lit! Word: Listening Sentence: When we only hear, we feel for someone; when we truly listen, we feel with them. Passage: We are often so caught up in our own problems and how they make us feel…