With the Sun Springs Hope

As the winter weather has lifted over Southeast Michigan, hope and anticipation has begun to set in. My students are doing everything they can to avoid coming to school, teachers and staff are crushed with the realization that snow days are gone until next year, and my hopes and dreams for Detroit are continuing to grow.

With that comes louder doubters and naysayers, the types that want to remind you that your dreams "can't happen" or that you are not big enough to make it happen. It is frustrating to say the least, but at the same time inspiring. More than a few people said that I shouldn't work in Detroit, and I've now been at the school for over two years. Several people were vocal about our move, saying that we'd move back to the suburbs within months because Detroit is such a tough place to live.

Instead, we're pressing on, even more focused than before. The daylight in the morning makes me feel inspired, not tired. The sunshine and the rain give me the extra bounce in my step to see all of my 2010 goals become reality. Woodward Theological Society is already a reality and has a lot in store for this year and that will be the truth many times over as the winter gives way to spring and then summer.

So don't change the channel, you won't want to miss this. Love Wins.