"Cake"

All of the hard work pays off! #GoalDiggers #happyteacher 

The Change

 How will you serve the world? How can your talents help the world? Do something beautiful today. 

The Cracker Jack Metaphor

I love metaphors! I love how one can find metaphors daily because they are all around us. We use them without knowing it most of the time. I want to share this message with you (please note that it is an amazing message delivered by the senior pastor at my church--I am not trying to impose my faith on anyone; just enjoy the metaphor). About twenty minutes into the "Fundamentals of the Game" video from September 13, 2015, you will be treated to a sweet, nostalgic metaphor! Share your thoughts with me, if you'd like.

The Cracker Jack Metaphor 

This talk does not need any explanation from me. Teachers, enjoy!
Rita Pierson: Every Kid Needs a Champion

Your First "Nightly Commission" Assignment of 2015-2016

Students, please click the link below and read the article before our next class meeting. Read all four pages (14-17). There will be an assessment over the material. If you make a comment on the blog regarding this article, you will receive extra credit. #chaneyland #GOALdiggers #WeAreFrenship

Ten Things You Need to Know About China

The First Week of School

As I prepare to wind down the first week of school, I find myself reflecting on the teen-aged souls that have walked through my classroom door all week. Each and every one of them is amazing, unique, talented, beautiful, and, for lack of a better word, fun! I am thrilled about this school year. God is working in me in ways that I never knew were possible (1 Peter 3:1, "Your godly lives will speak to them better than any words."). I hope so! This sixteenth year of my career appears to be a golden one! Happy Fri-Yay--tomorrow!

The First Day of School, 2015

I am quite excited for this school year to begin--giddy, actually! It won't be much longer until I finally get to meet my seniors and my freshmen this morning. Let's see what God has in store for us over the next nine months.

My Scripture today is from 1 Peter 3:12, "The eyes of the Lord are over those who do right, and His ears are open to their prayers."

Father, my prayer for this school year is that I will be the salt and the light in my students' eyes. May everything that I say and do, while in the presence of these children, bring You glory and honor. I pray that I will not lose sight of this mission that you have commissioned me to, for your children are the greatest gift to the world, and I get the privilege of being part of their lives. When difficulty comes my way, please help me to remember that the children who need the most love will ask for it in the most unloving of ways. I ask for Your divine patience, wisdom, and love to help see a child as well as myself through those difficult moments.

Please bless Frenship High School and everyone who is part of it, Father. It is in Jesus's name that I pray, AMEN.

Let's do this!

#WeAreFrenship