Episode 58: featuring Patti Bartsch, PhD, and Tori Yocum Patti Bartsch, PhD, founder of Naturally Unbridled Wellness, a holistic therapy center in Onalaska, WI, and Tori Yocum, a Biophotonic and Brainergy Specialist with Naturally Unbridled Wellness, talk about nutrition and food choices in our schools and how the affect learning and brain development in our [...]

~written by Debra Geary, LSEM Teacher at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Fort Wayne, IN As a college senior, I thought being an airline stewardess was my career path in life but God had another idea — being a teacher, “and that has made all the difference.” I have been blessed to be teaching for […]

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The LORD is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. All you have made will praise you, O LORD; your saints will extol you. They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might, […]

While looking back on the first few months since beginning to work at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran School in September, I have had many moments when things just started clicking for some of my students that have made me smile.  Something that I didn’t expect was a “Wow” moment from one of the teachers […]

“Surely God does not reject a blameless man or strengthen the hands of evildoers. He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy. Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tents of the wicked will be no more.” – Job 8:20-22 God is good.  This is evident on […]

As the LSEM teacher at Immanuel Lutheran School in Saginaw, MI,  I have the opportunity to work with students of all ages.  I especially enjoy working with the younger students in Kindergarten and 1st grade.  It’s not just because I love students this age.  When I work with students in Kindergarten and 1st grade, I […]

Episode 57 Pastor Todd Bentz, pastor at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Hamburg, MN, and Pastor Rich Steensma, senior pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in Jefferson City, MO, join the podcast to talk about how they each made a significant change in ministry and what went into those decisions. Both pastors shifted from education to a [...]

Our Director of School Ministries offered the students a calendar for December. The calendars listed a bible verse, from Luke chapter two, for each day of the month. In the center of the calendar was a picture of the nativity to color. My class and I would read the passage for the day. Far be […]

Rebekah Symank Named 2025 LEA Outstanding New Lutheran Elementary Teacher Rebekah Symank was selected to receive Lutheran Education Association’s 2025 Outstanding New Lutheran Elementary Teacher Award. Rebekah has taught one year as the Resource Specialist (Student Success Center) at Abiding Savior Lutheran School in Lake Forest, California in partnership with Lutheran Special Education Ministries (LSEM). […]

When asked to share my “wow” moment, I tried, but failed to think of one. Not because there are none, but rather because there are so many. For example, there are the mornings when I rise from bed and realize that I am still able to use the skills, resources and opportunities that God has […]