“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.The fear of the Lord leads to life; then one rests content, untouched by trouble.”Proverbs 19:21, 23 Every day brings new opportunities and lessons in how to plan without worry. The Lord’s mercies are new every morning, and He holds… Continue reading Planning ahead
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For this Monday
.....What a good reminder for an otherwise tired, mundane, unwelcome Monday. ....I belong to God because He is my creator. I am redeemed - created new in Christ - because of his good work of redemption on the cross and resurrection over death. ....Since he has called me to himself, I have a hope-filled purpose-… Continue reading For this Monday
To my Teacher Self: you are serving the Lord Christ
This week in my fifth grade class we are reading “This I Believe: Free Hearts and Minds at Work", a radio talk by Jackie Robinson. This quote toward the end really stood out to me: “And in the largest sense, I believe that what I did was done for me — that it was my… Continue reading To my Teacher Self: you are serving the Lord Christ
To love and good works
"Look Miss W. I put the encouragement up on the board so that everyone would know to do their best job today." -G, 5th grade I smiled at his sweet sincerity and helpfulness. I was also a little disconcerted. Had he known that Hebrews 19:24 was that morning's "verse of the day" on my Bible… Continue reading To love and good works
Teacher Seeking Approval
Sometimes, in the midst of the hurry, the pressures, and worries of this time in the semester, I forget that those things are not the sum of my life, or even the sum of my present circumstances. I have to stop and remind myself that this person’s approval may be pressing, that activity may be urgent, this work may be threatening to consume my time, but that is not all of my reality. The tyranny of the urgent will always be there, but there is always more.
This Small Classroom: the week before Spring Break
To the teachers not yet on Spring Break: stay strong. And just laugh. When appropriate.
Treasure Island and Fresh Air
Using My Teacher Voice
Then the realization dawned... I have more than one teacher voice.
Not Consumed
"How was your week?" I felt rather awkward making small talk after this past week. I was pretty certain my answer to that question didn't fall in the 'small talk' category. I felt overwhelmed. I was exhausted. It seemed like the universe was against me getting any sleep. As an indicator of how the week… Continue reading Not Consumed
Displaying anchor charts
Quick post to share a new strategy I'm using for displaying anchor charts. These clips are available with other poster strips and hooks at Walmart and Kroger. They can save money overall and are easy on the anchor charts-- especially if no one has gotten around to laminating them yet. 😉
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