A Friend

2045) Friends are important in this life. They are there to do things with; laugh with and support each other. It’s interesting this important relationship can tell others what’s important to you. Looking at who someone spends a lot of time with and how that person acts reveals much about the character of this person.
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Hot or Cold

2044) I know this will surprise some of you but I have several quirks. Some of them I share with my young scholars just to get a reaction out of them. For example, I will not take a bath in other people’s bathtubs. I also will not eat the middle of Oreos. You get the
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On Purpose

2043) I am fortunate I knew from a very young age I wanted to be a teacher, and I became one. That has been one purpose I have cultivated and used for God. (Some years more successfully than others in my mind.)   In considering purpose, 1 Peter 1:16 comes to mind. It says to
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The Importance of Testing

2042) I never took a test well when I was in high school. I think some of it was that the only way I knew to study was memorizing and I couldn’t possibly memorize everything for tests. I wish I had had someone show me how to study so that testing could reflect what I
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The Result of Justice

2041) There will always be people who are looking to take advantage of situations where there is little accountability; of those who don’t realize they are being shortchanged. These people often pride themselves for coming out on top.   Proverbs 21:15 addresses this subject. Here it states when justice is done, it is a joy
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Eyewitnesses

2040) When some event happens that several people witness, their statements on what they saw will be different. They usually are not contradictory, but there will be things one person saw and others didn’t.   Eyewitnesses are important because they can give credibility to what they are reporting. The apostle Peter tells us in his
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Hacks

2039) When I see the word hacks in a headline on the internet, it will catch my attention. Depending on the subject the writer is addressing, I may choose to look because my time is so full. Some hacks I’ve read and find genuinely helpful, but not all are.   I am a little concerned
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The Full Picture

2038) I have a class of young scholars that, for the most part, hate school. They say so at least every other day. I don’t take this personally, but I try to find projects that are a little outside the box in hopes it will whet their appetites for becoming better readers and writers.  
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The Mystery of Prayer

2037) As a teen, when I wasn’t going anywhere with friends, I would settle in for the evening in my room, listening to the radio and thinking. My mind wandered far and wide.   My thoughts often included God and things I had read and heard at the Christian school I attended and at church.
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A Friendly Responsibility

2036) Friendships for my young scholars often waver between best friends and then mortal enemies. I have seen repeatedly one of my kids in manic jubilation over a new friend, to plunging into the depths of despair when the friendship crumbles.   In moments like this, it’s not helpful for me to say, if they
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