In his message today at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Coats discussed how unhealthy relationships will destroy our spiritual life. They are like a virus 🦠… they infect our actions, our conversations, our thoughts, and put us in a position of compromise. The secret to a healthy spiritual life is to have healthy relationships with…
Read moreHow to Let Go of Negative Thoughts & Find the Positive Instead
In his message today at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Andy Coats talked about letting go of the negative thoughts and finding the positive in everything we go through. **** 2 Corinthians 10:5 **** We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to…
Read moreHow Indifference Stalls Our Spiritual Growth & Destroys Relationships
In college I had a sociology professor share the words, “The opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference.” It was a quote that changed my view at the time on relationships. I boxed the power of the thought into that narrow category and committed the quote to memory. Fast forward to tonight. In…
Read more5 Ways to Ride the Waves of Life as a Christian
In his message today at Trinity Baptist Church, Pastor Kent Mathias discussed the waves of life we face as a Christian. What you believe about God is the most important thing in your life. The more spiritual you become, the calmer the waves become. You will still struggle through the pains and the losses in…
Read moreFall In Love with the Moments
Fall in love with moments… The moments that make you smile. The moments that make you laugh. The moments that make you go hum. The moments that break your heart. The moments that keep you up late at night. The moments that make you think. The moments that make you cry. The moments that you…
Read moreChief Marketing Officer Job Description
In order to evolve in your career in marketing, a lot of things change over time. The biggest growth development opportunity is developing the skills and knowledge to grow from an entry level position marketing job, where you’re responsible for performing the day-to-day execution of a marketing plan, to being the person developing the plan…
Read moreWeek 21: First Grade Lesson Plan
Lesson Topics Holidays: MLK Days, Inauguration Day (2020) MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 8 READING/ELA Honey Bees Phonemic Awareness: Substitute short e for /e/ Blend and Segment Syllables Identify and Isolate Phonemes Phonics: Long e: e, ee Syllables VCCV Comprehension: Compare and Contrast Preview Grammar: Nouns in Sentences Antonyms Writing Trait: Focus/Ideas Sight…
Read moreFirst Grade Homeschool Curriculum & Lesson Plans
After trying virtual school for several weeks with my first grader during the COVID pandemic, I made the decision to pull her and do homeschool. Like many parents, I was concerned about not picking the right curriculum. I decided to stick with the reading and math books we were utilizing already in her school, while…
Read moreFirst Grade Telling Time Activities & Lessons
Teaching first grade kids how to tell time can be a challenge. Before teaching time, it might be a good idea to teach them fractions. Once they’ve mastered fractions, it will be easier to teach them what whole, half, and quarter hours mean. It is also a good idea to both a digital clock and…
Read moreWeek 20: First Grade Lesson Plan
Lesson Topics MATH Go Math Addition Concepts – Chapter 7 Telling Time READING/ELA Honey Bees Phonemic Awareness: Substitute Phonemes Add Final Phonemes /t/, /d/, /ed/ Blend and Segment Phonemes Phonics: Long u (CVCe), Long e (CVCe), and Inflected Endings -ed Comprehension: Author’s Purpose Preview the Text Grammar: One and More Than One Writing Trait: Voice…
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