As I shared my ideas, Dr. Johnson reached over the table and grabbed a book.
Diana would listen sagely as I shared a problem – after all, what had she not already seen?
"As I shared with the people today, the heart is the most wonderful muscle that God has put in our body, and we've twisted yours for 21 years.
THAT night, Milo sat on his bed, legs dangling off, and said, "Tell me about 'Star Wars.' " For 10 minutes, longer than he sits for anything, he stared at me as I shared what I know.
She's also the same manager who would have her laptop up during most of our one-on-ones, and nod her head and smile as I shared updates, half-listening.
Many of the students wept as I shared my story, and one young man told me after that he had just come out to his family the week before and that his father told him he was never welcome at his home again and that he is no longer his son.
"As I shared during our phone conversation this morning, DCPS is unable to excuse Avery's absences due to her piano travels, performances, rehearsals, etc.," Jemea Goso, attendance specialist with the school system's Office of Youth Engagement, wrote in an e-mail to Avery's parents, Drew Gagliano and Ying Lam, last year before she left to perform in Munich.
"As I shared with my professor years ago when I was in college, if all the evidence in the universe turns against creationism, I would be the first to admit it, but I would still be a creationist because that is what the word of God seems to indicate.
