Hope for a Generation!
When I started my blog, I said you should prepare to be shocked, amazed, burdened, heart broken yet encouraged. Today is a day to be encouraged! The letter below brought a smile to my face and definitely gave me hope…
An Angel with a crooked halo
If you read my very first blog post, you may recall me stating that this blog is my attempt to sound the alarm and let adults know how much this generation of youth NEEDS us! The letter below…
A Day in the Life of a Sex Ed Teacher!
Every time I think I’ve heard it all and there is nothing any student could say that would shock me, I am proven wrong. A student will say something that will bring me to my knees, as I ask God…
Birth Control is NOT Disease Control!
I received this email message from a high school health teacher today: Jackie, I have a student who is at a loss for words. She recently had sex for the first time and has now been diagnosed with herpes. She is…
Just Say YES!
For some reason, when people hear that I teach abstinence many just assume it is a “Just say NO!” message and that couldn’t be further from the truth. It is actually a “Just say YES!” message. I challenge the students…
Baby steps…
Ms. Jackie, The speech that you gave to our class the other day was flawless. You made me actually think about the things I do and why. There are far more things that are more important to me than having…
How do children spell “LOVE?”
While shopping during the Christmas holidays, I overheard a customer complaining about all of the expensive items on her son’s Christmas list, which she had no intention of buying him, by the way. She then asked a 14-year-old young man…
My Secret to Success!
This is one of my favorite success stories. Three years ago I received the following Facebook message from Briona Johnson, the young lady in this picture: Hi Ms. Jackie, I doubt you remember me, but I will never forget you.…
What is good for the goose is good for the gander
I had a conversation with a 16-year-old young man today who was scared he might have gotten a girl pregnant. Although they didn’t go “all the way”, they had done enough for him to be afraid she may have gotten pregnant. He…
When Silence is NOT Golden
When you mentioned the parents not giving their child the ‘talk’, I kind of related. My mother had me when she was roughly 13. She has not given me that talk yet. Knowing that, I do sometimes think it’s okay to…