After working on creative writing lesson plans/activities I got really excited and wanted to do three of them!
1. (I liked the idea of a church bulletin board I saw) Write the things you love on a colorful paper heart...then hang them from the ceiling to remind kids to practice love.
-Kindergarten or First Grade
2. Write three to five sentences describing what you would be like as a scarecrow and draw a picture.
-Third Grade
*I would love to teach a fall lesson on the history of scarecrows
3. Create an acrostic with the letters of your name.
-Fourth or Fifth Grade
Here's mine (some of it is me dreaming what my life will look like in the future...)
Excited-to teach
Moon-i love to look at the sky and the moon at night
International Traveler
Laughter
Yap-I love my puppy who yaps
Fall break is only two weeks away-I can already imagine the goodies and fall treats
Also here's a very early preview for Christmas....
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Lead Me by Sanctus Real is a big song in a lot of girls lives at the moment. So many are longing for a man who will be the leader in the family. I think Sanctus Real has a very good point that for the man to be the leader He has to have Christ lead him....
The Story Behind "Lead Me" - Sanctus Real from BrightBulb Entertainment on Vimeo.
Age 8-10
From an Article by Bill Adler entitled "You don't have to do homework in heaven!" Some little ones shared their views about death and dying.....
"You have to be old before you can die because God seems to love old people best."-Maggie W. age 9
"When I die, I want my dog, Fluff, to come with me. He can go to the dog heaven and I can go to the other place."-Karen M. age 9
"Only the good people go to heaven. The other people go where it's hot all the time like in Florida."-Judy P. age 9
"The hospital is the place where people go on their way to heaven."-Aaron F. age 8
"When you die, you don't have to do homework in heaven unless your teacher is there too."-Marsha W. age 9
"I'm not afraid to die because I'm a Boy Scout."-Kevin G. age 10
"Everyone cries when somebody dies because they don't want to be left behind."-Susan W. age 8
"You have to be old before you can die because God seems to love old people best."-Maggie W. age 9
"When I die, I want my dog, Fluff, to come with me. He can go to the dog heaven and I can go to the other place."-Karen M. age 9
"Only the good people go to heaven. The other people go where it's hot all the time like in Florida."-Judy P. age 9
"The hospital is the place where people go on their way to heaven."-Aaron F. age 8
"When you die, you don't have to do homework in heaven unless your teacher is there too."-Marsha W. age 9
"I'm not afraid to die because I'm a Boy Scout."-Kevin G. age 10
"Everyone cries when somebody dies because they don't want to be left behind."-Susan W. age 8
The Journey Home
Went to SMF or student mission fellowship last night and the speaker talked about Heaven. When you begin to think about Heaven you may have a lot of thoughts but the thoughts that struck me were that we should be living for Heaven and that Heaven is our home. Now that could mean a lot of things but I have just been thinking about how our life on Earth is only a pit stop. It's like the verse that says, "Since, then you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God."-Colossians 3:1 If we think of 'things above' how would that trickle down to daily living? I think it would motivate us, all the more, to share the love of Christ to others in hopes that they would experience Christ to the fullest. The speaker shared with us how he spoke with an elderly lady in her 80's who is very ill and has been longing to go home (Heaven). I even remember my grandfather being so prepared and just waiting for that glorious day. They miss their home, yet they are thankful for the continued opportunities God gave them to be used and share the Gospel with the breath they have/had left.
How often do I forget that this is temporary. Are we making each day count?
Again, I was just reminded about how life is short and believers are called to live it out for Christ. To combine some of the speakers thoughts....life is a journey following Christ. How simple it seems and yet how complicated we make it. Follow me. It's the same call He gave to the disciples and boy did they have a life!!
If we simply gave it all to Christ and followed him each day what would that look like? Knowing you are not in charge and trusting your leader takes the pressure off of a lot of things. To be a follower of Christ is challenging, exciting, and nothing is sweeter than the love that we can not even begin to fathom, deserve, or repay.
All that to say, life is a journey, this is a pit stop, there is work still to be done, and this is only the beginning....
I will never forget the image/thought I had with my grandfathers passing in March as he fought the good fight and finished the race-He's now having the time of his life!
How often do I forget that this is temporary. Are we making each day count?
Again, I was just reminded about how life is short and believers are called to live it out for Christ. To combine some of the speakers thoughts....life is a journey following Christ. How simple it seems and yet how complicated we make it. Follow me. It's the same call He gave to the disciples and boy did they have a life!!
If we simply gave it all to Christ and followed him each day what would that look like? Knowing you are not in charge and trusting your leader takes the pressure off of a lot of things. To be a follower of Christ is challenging, exciting, and nothing is sweeter than the love that we can not even begin to fathom, deserve, or repay.
All that to say, life is a journey, this is a pit stop, there is work still to be done, and this is only the beginning....
I will never forget the image/thought I had with my grandfathers passing in March as he fought the good fight and finished the race-He's now having the time of his life!
Tuesday, September 07, 2010
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