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Direction Determines Destination

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Sew Speaker 1I think the hardest part of getting back into blogging for me is deciding where to start. I’ve missed so much that I’ve been meaning to write about that I get overwhelmed thinking about how I can possibly catch up with everything. So in the end I justSew Speaker 2 decide that I need to let those things go and start where I am now.

Sew Speaker 3Last week was Spiritual Emphasis Week at VCS, which means we have special guest speakers come and have chapel everyday. Pictured are the three speakers who came over to speak to our kids with the theme, Direction Determines Destination. They did a great job of challenging our kids to strengthen their relationship in Christ, which real practical ideas. Also they presented the gospel in a manner that challenged our non-Christian students to think more deeply about accepting Christ into their lives. Just today I heard from a fellow teacher of a student who accepted Christ as a result of last week’s messages.

Please continue to pray that God will continue to challenge the way our students think about Jesus. Whether they are believers or not I desire them to see Christ in a new light, and one that draws them closer to Him.

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What Teachers Do When No One is Looking

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Our Word of the Week (WOW) this week is “career.” The story I read to the class during this lesson is What Teachers Do When No One is Looking by Jim Grant and Irv Richardson. The book is actually written for adults as a sort of defense of the teaching profession, but we used it to spark discussion about how different careers require people to have certain skills. After reading the book, I had the students write their own ideas about what teachers do when no one is looking. Here are a few of my favorites. I left their spelling and grammar as they wrote it. I think it’s more fun that way.

When no one is looking teachers reading book about cook.

When no one is looking, teachers drink coffee.

When no one is looking teachers….REST.

When no on is looking, teachers are dancing.

When no one is looking, Teachers shop.

When no one is looking, teachers eat candy.

When no one is looking teachers play games.

When no one is looking, teachers…are in the beach.

and my personal favorite….

When nobody is looking teachers grab a cup of joe and a taco.

Quote of the Day

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This morning as the students were coming in, one of them greeted me with these words:

“Somebody could’ve been killed! I went to a Chinese store and they offered me a broadsword.”

Yikes!

I Learn Something New Everyday

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One of my favorite podcasts is Grammar Girl’s Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing. Today while listening to a new tip, I learned that “Internet” and “Web” should be capitalized, but “website” should not. It actually makes perfect sense when you think that the Internet is a specific place and that Web is simply another name for it. Website, however, is a common noun. Of course, as with most grammar issues, there is some disagreement, but I think I’ll trust Grammar Girl. That’s my new fact for today!

He Got It!

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Today we talked about the word hero. I read the story Teammates which is about the friendship of Jackie Robinson and Pee Wee Reese. If you don’t know the story, it’s about the season that Jackie Robinson first began playing for the Dodgers and the violent reactions from players and fans. More than that, though, it’s about the determination and character of Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, and Branch Rickey. We got to the part of the story where the fans are taunting Jackie Robinson then Pee Wee Reese walks to him and puts his arms around him and says, “This man is my teammate.” (Which makes me cry everytime!) I asked the students what they thought happened in the crowd, and Miguel had this answer:

Maybe before that they were blinded by the power of evil but Jesus was able to show them that they were wrong and wipe the blindness from their eyes. Then they would know that it doesn’t matter what color your skin is.

Wow! I think he got it!