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Welcome to another week of Prayers for the Teachin

Welcome to another week of Prayers for the Teaching Journey! Today let's pray for CREATIVITY.
We have been created in the image of a creative God - therefore we have the capacity to be creative too!
This year more than ever, whether you're doing distance learning, hybrid, or in-person, you need to be creative! Pray for creativity and out-of-the-box ideas to connect with your students. Pray for creativity when planning fun and engaging things to help your students learn and retain new concepts. Don't be afraid to try new things, take risks, and learn from your mistakes. Pray for creativity when planning ways to differentiate (teaching your low, on-level, and high students).
Encourage your students to be creative - give them opportunities to try and then praise their efforts. Pray also for creativity in helping your students connect with one another.
The verse I have chosen for today is Ephesians 2:10 "For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do."
What are YOU praying for? Leave a comment - I'll lift your prayers up with you 🙂. Tag a teacher friend who could use this encouragement today.

We went on a nature walk today - the kids loved hu

We went on a nature walk today - the kids loved hunting for trees, leaves, rocks, and squirrels. Exploring God’s beautiful creation with friends is the perfect way to spend a day! If you’d like a copy of my Nature Hunt Activities for Kids, send me a DM and I’ll send you the link - it’s free! 😍🎉

Tomorrow we celebrate Patriot Day, a day to rememb

Tomorrow we celebrate Patriot Day, a day to remember the victims and heroes of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Each year I read the book Fireboat by Maira Kalman to my students. It tells the true story of the John J. Harvey, a fireboat that came to help fight fires when the Twin Towers fell. It shares about the heroic actions of the crew and many others who sprang into action to help on this horrific day. ((You can show your students the book being read on Youtube!))
After we read the story, we do lots of reading comprehension activities to support and extend the book. We focus on the vocabulary, complete a timeline activity, fill in a cause and effect graphic organizer, and do three different writing activities. The students end the unit with a greater understanding of what happened on September 11th and a deeper appreciation for the heroes who helped our country during a time of great need.
At the end of the book, we focus on all of the heroes, both in uniform and volunteer, who stepped up to lend a helping hand in the hours, days, and weeks following the attacks. I love reading them this quote from Mister Rogers: "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, 'Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.””

Went back to church today for the first time in 6

Went back to church today for the first time in 6 months!! While I’m so thankful for all of the hard work that went into streaming the service online, there’s nothing like gathering with other believers and worshipping our great God together! It was such a sweet morning that encouraged my heart and refreshed my spirit. I’m so grateful for our church home ❤️.
❓What about YOU? Are you worshipping from home or are you back in your church building?

Date night! 😍😍😍

Date night! 😍😍😍

We’ve been learning all about the Days of Creati

We’ve been learning all about the Days of Creation in our homeschooling adventures! My kindergartener loved completing this project and can proudly tell the specific things God created on each day. My favorite is how he describes Day 7: “And then God was very tired from all that work, so he took a break. God rested.” 🤣😍👌

Welcome to another week of Prayers for the Teachin

Welcome to another week of Prayers for the Teaching Journey! Today let's pray for CONTROL OVER YOUR THOUGHTS.

You know that inner voice, the one that tells you you're not doing enough for your students? The voice that says you don't measure up. Let's commit to taking those thoughts captive and making them obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). We need to control our thoughts and make sure they accurately reflect reality and what God has said is true.

Don't let your thoughts spiral - check them against Scripture. We have a tendency to listen to ourselves - the problem is we're sinful people living in a fallen world. Too often we believe the lies that Satan whispers to us and they becomes our inner thoughts:
*God can't truly love me, not after all that I've done.
*I can't control my temper. I'm just an angry person.
*My students deserve someone more knowledgeable, more fun, more put-together than me.
*My administration doesn't like me.
*My coworkers are taking behind my back.
*Teaching seems so easy for her. Why is it so hard for me?
*My students don't respect me.

Don't give in to this type of thinking. You have control over the thoughts that you meditate on. Meditate on God's Word. You choose what to dwell on. Dwell on His goodness and His faithfulness. Instead of listening to yourself, speak truth from God's Word to yourself. In your head and even out loud. Filter your thoughts through the Gospel.

Philippians 4:8 says "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

Pray tonight and take inventory of your thoughts. Are there any thoughts that you need to submit to Christ? If it doesn't fit in the list of Philippians 4:8 then toss it out. Ask Jesus to help you. He is faithful. We glorify God with our thoughts - let's commit to honoring Him today with this aspect of our lives.
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I'm praying for you this week, teachers!

My kindergartener and I started our homeschool adv

My kindergartener and I started our homeschool adventure today! Any seasoned homeschool moms have any tips?!? 😍

I took my first baby to kindergarten today! 😍😭 His teacher read The Kissing Hand - a classic for the first day of school! My son and I traced our hands, cut them out, and placed the heart stickers on the palm. Then we traded so that if we were sad or lonely during the day we could look at each other’s handprint and remember that we’d be back together soon 😭😭😭. This was such a sweet activity - and a great way to kick off his kindergarten year! ❤️❤️❤️

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