Gunsmoke and Redemption?

July 8, 2014Christian encouragement, Discouraged Christian, Freedom in Christ, Hope, Jesus Christ, To Rest in Christ, Who I am in ChristredemptionT.W. Allgaier

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

July 7, 2014Christianity, mom, teachersResource RoomT.W. Allgaier

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 →