David has a birthday today. This is my special birthday card to him. Thank you for allowing me to share in your special day and in your life.
Have a great birthday weekend. Love you lots.
Enjoy this picture of David doing one of the many things he does best. Happy birthday.
I have been teaching early childhood and elementary students and doing children’s ministry at church for many years. My favorite age group is early childhood. For me, there is more room for creativity. There are more ways in which to influence a young life in early education. I want to provide positive learning experiences for early childhood students to carry them throughout school and into adulthood.
I started thinking about why we even bother with teaching early childhood students. It is very common to hear people say the following: That’s daycare. Those children aren’t in school yet. Those children just play all day.
Sure, early childhood students do play almost all day. We, as early childhood teachers, know they are learning through that play time. They are in school already. We are giving them activities to guide them towards positive school experiences. They use that important play time to develop in all areas of their young lives: socially, emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually.
When students (and, especially, their parents) leave my classroom, I want them to say the following of me:
She was a positive influence and provided a positive experience in the early education of my child that he/she will carry those skills with them throughout school and into adulthood.
I developed a list of why I teach early childhood:
During our Strawberry Week theme in my early childhood classroom, we did an awesome snack treat. Upside-down Strawberry Delight.
Ingredients: 1 tub of Cool-whip, green food coloring, 1 box of vanilla wafers, fresh strawberries. 
Mix green food coloring in the cool-whip until it is a light green color throughout. Place vanilla wafer cookies on a napkin. Spoon a dallup of green cool-whip on the cookies. Cut the green cap off of a strawberry. Place upside-down on top of the green cool-whip on the cookie. Enjoy!
This treat can be shared at many different times: personal dinners, classroom snacks, church dinners and fellowships.
My special gift to my MOM on Mother’s Day is ENCOURAGEMENT. She has encouraged me throughout my entire life and everything I have set out to do. I want my gift to her on this special day May 8, 2011 to be for her to feel encouraged to continue in her healing process and to get stronger.
She has been doing very well with physical therapy. She can do so much more by herself now than she could just a few months ago. My special prayer to God is for mom to be encouraged to continue to improve in her walking with the cane.
I love you, Mom. You are healing wonderfully. Keep up the good work.
In 2 Timothy chapter 1 we read about Timothy being reminded of the faith of his mother and grandmother:
I remember your true faith. That faith first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice, and I know you now have that same faith. This is why I remind you to keep using the gift God gave you.”
That is the faith of my mom. Thank you, Mom, for sharing your faith with me and for encouraging me to keep going and using my God gifts.
How many more comments can I get on this blog post to encourage mom and give her high confidence for improving in her health?
Three nickels. One dime and one nickel. Fifteen pennies. Each one totals 15 cents. However you want to count it, it all equals 15.
Fifteen (15) is an important number today.
It was 15 years ago today that David and I began our married journey of life together in New Orleans, Louisiana.
That journey has taken us through valleys and up on mountaintops. I am thankful we have walked the journey together and look forward to many more years of adventures. After all, we were told on our wedding day that we were adventurous people.
Happy anniversary. I love you, David.
Two (2) twin bed comforters for sale. Excellent condition. Rarely used. Only used to decorate twin beds and we no longer have twin beds. Beautiful colors: dark blue, dark green, burgundy.
Great for a college dorm room or young person’s room.
$50 each or 2 for $80. There will be an extra charge for shipping, depending on shipping location.
