Dr. Ceilon Aspensen
Writer ~ Artist ~ Teacher ~ Speaker
Dr. Ceilon Aspensen

What’s been on my mind lately…

Nurturing my inner hillbilly on New Year’s Day
On this New Year's Day, I am nurturing my inner hillbilly by carrying on the Southern culinary tradition of preparing
How to diaper your baby without stress during the “diaper shortage”
SOLUTION to the COVID-19 "diaper shortage." (Please share widely for those who are stressed out about this problem.) Yesterday, as
Rest is essential
The most important message I picked up from today's readings overall is that rest isn't optional. Rest is actually a
Changing my story, changing my health
I am 55 years old and I weigh 258 pounds. I weighed 107 when I was in high school and
How and why to read the entire Bible in a year
Every year I spend New Year's Eve (the whole day) contemplating the coming year. Things on the list to be
News Feed
OK Boomer
I shared this article on Facebook this morning, because it's a topic that is near and dear to my heart
Things teachers need parents to know that parents don’t want to hear
As a public school teacher who has been dealing with other people's children all day, every day, since 2006, I
Normalizing our experiences through kinship with strangers
I read this story on Humans of New York this morning and was reminded that this is similar to how I
Being humbled and learning to be humble
"Only the humble soul can be led. Only the humble soul is coachable. Only the humble soul can truly advance