Sand and Sea
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Lined with Gold
For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Yesterday, as I was driving through the countryside from an out-of-town funeral, I looked down the road and saw a magnificent rain… Continue reading Lined with Gold
Summer Cooking: Strawberry Bread
With the coming of summer, strawberries are very plentiful. I enjoy strawberries a lot - if I could live off them, I would. This recipe is probably one of the least healthy a person could use, but it makes for a delicious, summery quick bread. Really, it's so good and a crowd-pleaser. Enjoy! Oatmeal Strawberry… Continue reading Summer Cooking: Strawberry Bread
This Small Classroom: Dollar Store Vocabulary Activity Books
One of the best instructional strategies for ELs is using lots and lots of pictures. I found these books at the Dollar Tree that included 100 vocabulary words with activities. Add in the cost of page protectors and three-pronged folders and the cost was less than $2 per book. I'm excited to use these books… Continue reading This Small Classroom: Dollar Store Vocabulary Activity Books
Chevron Curtains and Burlap Tie Backs
Like most of the country, I recently had a few snow days to get things done around the house. One of my projects that had been on my list since last summer was curtains for the kitchen eating area. Snow day number one saw them finished. Snow day number two was perfect for making the… Continue reading Chevron Curtains and Burlap Tie Backs
Teaching Prepositions: Literal Meaning and Figurative Meaning
Prepositions: one of the hardest grammatical concepts for ELs. One of the things we practice is telling the difference between literal and figurative use of prepositions. After discussing prepositions as relationship/location words (see here), we discuss other phrases that use prepositions to talk about the locations/times of other things. The students then illustrate an example… Continue reading Teaching Prepositions: Literal Meaning and Figurative Meaning
Saturday Song: In Heavenly Love Abiding
Christmas 2013: “I came that they may have life”
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." John 10:10 I've said it many times before -- I hate death. In fact, anyone that has breathed, I would guess, has said those words at least once... some years, more than once. A… Continue reading Christmas 2013: “I came that they may have life”
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