Winners of Two Give-Aways!!

Winners of the movie Foolishness are: Holly Hannum Aaron Chambless and Curtis Fields   Winners of the book Rosita Valdez and the Giant Sea Turle are: Mary Cline and DesaRae Nickell   Congratulations to all!   Email me at tammynischan@yahoo.com with your address if...

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The Reality of the Nativity Scene……..

Last night, Tim and I decided to watch the third episode of "The Bible," because I was out of town on Sunday evening when it first aired.   As I watched the story of Mary and Joseph unfold, I was struck significantly by the moment when Mary leaned forward and kissed...

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Turtles, Truthfulness, and a Give-Away!!

After teaching for 30 years, Robin Densmore Fuson has decided to put pencil to paper in a whole new way! Combining her knowledge of grade-level appropriate reading material and her love for God, Robin has written her first book in a series of books geared toward...

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Happy Thursday!

I hope your day is filled with smiles and laughter.   Mine will begin, again, with the filling of 40 helium balloons..........   I'll be thinking of all of you and saying a prayer with each balloon we fill!   Thankful to share life with each of you!   Love,

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Invitation to Rest…………

One thing that strikes me about most students I encounter in life is this, most of them are tired. When I'm walking down a hall and pass a student and say, "How are you doing?" The response is almost always the same,  "Tired." Actually, many of my friends would say...

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When You’re Running Slowly………

Last night I returned home from a three-day trip with our county's high school academic teams. Spending time with these students and other teachers from our county was a great escape from everything "normal" in my life. We laughed. We ate. We competed. We talked. We...

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Birthdays in Heaven……

I wonder what's going on today up there in Heaven? Do birthdays matter in eternity where time is endless? I don't know. But I do know this, God was all about setting up memorials throughout the Old Testament and there were a lot of festivals too. I just have to...

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While Reading "To Kill a Mockingbird"

Olivia's honors English class is reading To Kill a Mockingbird outside of school.  This means that every night Olivia is required to read two chapters.  If it's been a while since you picked up this classic, you may not remember the language is a bit "old school" and...

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When Isaac Speaks and Penguins Preach……..

You may remember how a little guy named Isaac came into my life almost two weeks ago and reminded me of the importance of "laying down" parts of my life that I treasure so that God can provide just what I need for this particular season of my life.  If not, you can...

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The Joy of Giving…….

  In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' Acts 20:35 Wondering how God will call me to give this week. Hoping I'll hear the...

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