How 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 make it obedient to Christ.

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5 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 life.  It’s unhealthy to bottle

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Fall 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 can’t change. The moments that

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Chief 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 and creating the strategy to

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Week 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 Words: also, family, new, other,

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First 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 supplementing with other resources online.

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First 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 an analog clock for your

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Week 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 Sight Words: also, family, new,

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Growth Mindset : New Year Lesson Ideas for First Grade

Children’s belief systems define their success. Teaching growth mindset is a way to help them improve their self-esteem. Growth mindset is the opposite of a fixed mindset. A child with a fixed mindset believes they cannot change their character, creativity, or potential for success. By teaching growth mindset, children learn how to face challenges with an optimistic point of view.

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