September 1 Memory Verse

This was not the verse that I had on my list. Dr. Osborne used it in chapel this morning and I really liked it. I think it will be a good one for the start of the semester.

1 Thessalonians 1:3
We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Memory Verse for 8/15

As I face a new school year, I have chosen this verse to remind me how blessed I am and also why I have been blessed. God has given me a job to do and he has promised to give me all that I need.

2 Corinthians 9:8
And God is able to bless you abundantly so that in all things, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

Catching Up Again on Memory Verses

I seem to be having trouble keeping up with posting my memory verses. I have still kept adding them, but I haven't always posted them. Now that I can blog from my iPad and I don't have to get out my computer, maybe I can do a better job of keeping up.

July 1
I chose this one because it is my Mother's favorite verse.
Numbers 6: 24-26
The LORD bless you
and keep you; the LORD make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace." '


July 15
I don't remember know exactly how I found this verse. I just knew it fit where I am right now as soon as i read it. I like the idea of running free in the path of God's commands, I want to do this as I face a new school year. I want to be free of stress and worry of being good enough and this will only happen when I run in the path of his commands.

Psalm 119:32
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.

August 1
I decided I would focus on this very familiar verse to make sure that I have them un my head, I was reminded again of them in the podcast I have been listening to from Charles Swindoll.

Ephesians 2: 8-10
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

A special place

I have been meaning to write this post since I got back from Fall Creek Falls. I just love that place. When I look back over my blog I see how many times I have talked about it or posted pictures of it. I don't really know why this place is so special to me, it just is.

I think of this place all the time. I can close my eyes and see it like I was there. I feel what it is like to ride my bike from the campground and then head down toward the hill to the lake. This is the place I think of first. I see every part of the road and feel when it gets flat right before I go down the big hill. I can see so many parts, all the trails, the campground, the way to the inn, Piney Falls, the big falls, the cascades, cane creek, the George hole. I can see it in different seasons - fall, spring, and summer. I have never been there in the deep of winter. I love to be there one day when there is snow. I see people that I have spent time with there - the children, mom and dad, the Davenports, Clark and Shirley the most, even the regulars from different places, like Curtis and Gertude.

The interesting thing about this place is that it only brings me happiness. I don't think that I have ever had a bad day there, even the rain and storms are not that bad.

Thank you God for this beautiful place and for showing it to me.

After a wedding

We are back from Nashville where we attended the wedding of Matt and Meredith's friends, Aaron and Deborah. Matt was a groomsmen in the wedding and Aaron will be a groomsman in Matt's wedding. It was interesting to see how Buck did the service. It made me wonder what Meredith's and Matt's service will be like.

Buck did a good job of explaining how marriage is a metaphor of the Christian life. He used the passage from Ephesians 5. It made me think about that passage again. I used to kind of bristle at that passage. I think that was when I focused on ly on the submitting. The more I think about it, what I was bristling against I think was the way the passage has been used by some men to repress women and treat them as objects. When I think about our marriage I think I have submitted to Thomas. It has not been hard to do that because how much Thomas loves me. I know that he would never ask me to do anything or even do anything that he thought would hurt me, for he loves me so much. I know he loves me and is so unselfish. I guess there have been times when I have been selfish and thought of my self first, but I think that most of the time I have submitted to him not because he makes me or I have to but because I know he loves me and wants what is best for me. Maybe, after all this time, I am really beginning how beautiful this passage really is. It also makes me so very grateful for Thomas who has done what this passage tells husbands to do for so mant

New iPad

This is my first post from my new ipad. It is an anniversary present from my wonderful husband. We waited for a month for tax free day. We were at the Apple store by 7:45 and waited in line for 2 hours. I was about the tenth person inline, but by the time the store opened the line was back to the food court.

I had the most interesting experience while waiting in line. I had brought my computer and some work because I knew that I would be there for awhile, but I never even got it out. I started a conversation with the man in front of me. He was an older gentleman. I don't remember now what started the conversation, but somehow we got to talking about education. I talked about what I have been reading about teaching the digital generation. We talked about a lot of other things. He had traveled a lot and it was so fascinatiing. Turns out he was on the state board of education.

I have now had the iPad for 3 days and I think the only time I have turned it off is when I have gone to bed. I love reading books on it. I have the iwork apps and I have typed my journal, created keynote presentations, and looked at my edtech goals and objectives spreadsheet.

I got the wireless keyboard and I just love it. I think I will only use my laptop to update and backup my iPad. I also got a camera connection kit but was disappointed in that when I found out that I could not connect my Flip video camera. The error message said it took too much power. I am not sure why I would need this to connect my still camera, although this worked fine. I guess if I were traveling it would be good to have a place to backup your photos. I may take this accessory back.

I guess I could go on and on about how much I will use this thing, but I will quite. For as wonderful as a new toy is, the people in my life are much more wonderful. . . more about that in the next post.