Category Archives: Spiritual Encouragement

Simple Candy Bar

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Simple Candy Bar

We seemed to be having a semi-successful grocery store shopping trip.  No tantrums to speak of, no arguing between the boys.  No one seemed to get lost this time as they wandered off looking for cereal.

At 4 and 6 years of age, I felt we had made it.  We had arrived.  Like all good moms, each son had a job.  Either picking out the item that I read to them…or estimate how much we would probably spend as each item was placed in the cart.

The grocery store music filled my ears as I pulled in the check out line.  As I looked at a mom I knew two lines over who could not control her what appeared to be three year old child, I felt sorry for her.  Okay, I will admit it, I felt rather smug as we waited calmly for our turn. Continue reading Simple Candy Bar →

Gunsmoke and Redemption?

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Gunsmoke and Redemption?

My husband and I love to watch old episodes of Gunsmoke when we eat dinner.  Yep, we are getting old enough that we eat our dinner in front of the television.  This empty nest has caused us to do all kinds of crazy things!!

It is just plain ‘ole good T.V.  Marshall Dillon had such a kind heart and wanted to give everyone a fair shake.  I still wish he and Kitty had gotten together before the end of the show, but that is another blog.

This particular episode starred Claude Akins as an old “gunfighter” who had led a gang.  A member of his gang had literally “shot him in the back” and he wanted revenge.  It took a year for him to heal, then four years to find the man. Continue reading Gunsmoke and Redemption? →

Simple Answer

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Simple Answer

We read the information concerning the National Monument in staccato form, but we were reading it. Comprehension I was not sure of…but the fluency was getting a bit better. Several of the students and I began to discuss what we had read. The stairs and the elevator became quite the topic as we discussed the chapter.

The children answered the questions I proposed with ease, much to my surprise. Jason stayed a little more quiet than usual, but I was rather grateful for it quite honestly.

I asked the kids to get out their pencils and and I passed out a short review sheet to see what they had learned. At the time, there were only 6 students at my table to review for their test in the general education classroom. Continue reading Simple Answer →