Christa Allan

Now, before you go all “hit the delete button, Christa’s lost her last marble” on me, LISTEN to the words in this video. Yes, the images are disturbing; they’re supposed to be. Maybe the delivery isn’t what’s in your comfort zone, maybe KanYe’s beat makes you twitch, and maybe imagining inner-city Jesus is a tough [...]

1. More children = fewer teeth for mothers.
According to researchers at Yale University and New York University: “In the highest socioeconomic group, women with no children were missing on average less than one tooth, those with one child were missing about two teeth and those with four or more were missing about five teeth.
Among the [...]

9-letter word - NAVIGATOR

Some other words of five letters or more containing the hub letter R:

agora, antra, aorta, argon, argot, atria, grain, grant, griot, groan, groat,
groin, intro, naira, noria, organ, raita, ratio, riant, riata, taira, tiara, train,
varan, vigor (US), virga, angora, organa, rating, ration, raving, roving,
trigon, virago, aviator, orating, vagrant, variant.

From Zondervan Blog:
“Un.orthodox: church. hip-hop. culture. by Tommy Kyllonen is a Finalist in the 2008 Outreach Awards. Un.orthodox is written by a man who is both a hip-hop artist and lead pastor of the first church ever to target hip-hop culture.  Un.orthodox shares unique, inside perspectives on how to reach today’s urban culture with the message of Jesus. ”
Read a sample chapter [...]

How many words can you make from the letters in the wheel?
Each word must contain the hub letter R. Can you find a 9-letter word and at least 20 other words of five letters or more avoiding proper nouns?
CHECK BACK THURSDAY FOR SOLUTION!

 
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Just when you think matchy-matchy doesn’t matter, along comes this video.
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One of the bountiful blessings of the internet is site-linking, which can either provide endless hours of entertainment, education, or endless procrastination. A recent serendipity was finding Angela Maiers on Twitter, and that discovery brought me to her blog, Angela Maiers Educational Services.  She had me at, “Teachers need to be great learners to lead [...]

This blog is on the website set up by the Chapman family in memory of Maria.
StevenCurtisChapman.com: Video Blog 14: Dishwashin Dad

MARIA SUE CHAPMAN, DAUGHTER OF STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, DIES IN ACCIDENT AT FAMILY HOME
NASHVILLE, TN…5/21/08… At approximately 5pm on the afternoon of Wednesday May 21st, Maria Sue Chapman, 5 years old and the youngest daughter [...]

DISCLAIMER: The following post, due to its scandalous and heinous material, may induce nightmares of roly-poly proportions. If you are lactose-intolerant, a decaff zealot, or own stock in Starbucks, please read at your own risk.
As reported by Courtney Hazlett of msnbc.com’s The Scoop:
De facto Starbucks spokes-twins Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen might have a scandal on their hands. [...]

FIRST PAST THE POST

Six horses were entered in the 2.30 at Derbyville today. Three of the horses
were fillies and three were colts (one of which was Mister Magic). Can you
match the horses and riders and work out where each horse finished?

1. The horse ridden by Kelly didn’t finish last. The one ridden by O’Shea

wasn’t first but [...]

In January, my “mentor” English II teacher, Shelley E., strolled into my classroom with, ahem, an idea. In teacher-land, this generally signals one of those “we’re about to embark on one of those missions where no teachers have gone before and no student will want to follow them.”
Discounting the fact that I’m old enough to [...]

Let me not react, but act instead.
Let me realize that feelings are fleeting and fickle, and emotions too often manipulated by people, places, and things.
Let me be grateful this morning for another day with those I love and those I’m learning to love.
Let me remember each breath that’s great-full of gratitude can be diminished by each [...]

I’m at NOVEL JOURNEY today. Please visit.

Student grade anxiety increases as the days and minutes to the exam decreases.

Now that Brad and Angelina are having twins, whatever will they bring home from their trips?

A 15-year-old Girl Scout sold 17,328 boxes of cookies. On a street corner. With help from her mother and Troop Leader.  At an average of $3.50 a box, [...]

NOTE TO MY STUDENTS: By all means, challenge your word savvy with today’s puzzle. Do not challenge my sanity, though; no submissions for bonus points will be accepted this week!!!!
 
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the answers to the clues by selecting the correct syllables from the list below. Each syllable can only be used once and the number [...]

Mom’s Overture by Anita Renfroe

One of the required ninth grade readings is THE ODYSSEY. Not all twenty-four books of it, of course. Those who determine selections in textbook anthologies tend to underestimate the endurance and curiosity of high school students. But that’s a rage for another day.
Homer’s epic poem, which consists of over 12,100 lines, covers the ten-year period [...]