Teachers, thank you!

The start of a new school year is drawing closer, a glance at the calendar confirms that July is nearly over and August brings the opening of school doors!!!  School teachers across our region may already be in their classrooms preparing for the new class of learners.  Thank you.

My daughter is a teacher preparing to start this year in a new school with a focus on project based learning...a method near and dear to my heart!!! She has devoted her summer to meeting with the team of teachers in preparation for upcoming year. A sacrifice of time and talent willingly and eagerly made to order insure the success of their students.  Thank you.

Few people truly understand the sacrifices teachers make in order to teach to change lives and help others be the best they can be!  If you take a few moments to think about your learning experiences, I'm sure a favorite teacher will come to mind!  

Teachers deserve a big Thank You for their service.  At the Tabernacle of Praise (www.hurricanechurch.com) this Sunday, teachers will be honored for their sacrifice and dedication.  Now would be a great time for you also to express thanks to the educational community in your area...find a way to say Thank you!

While many have answered to call to teach in the classroom setting, as followers of Jesus Christ, we are called to be teachers of His ways in the classroom of life.

Answering that call may include teaching within discipling arm of your church or finding ways to teach your children God's Word during family devotions. We should alway be teaching  and reaching out to others by the way we live out life, setting an example, just like Jesus did...

Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me away from Your presence, And do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, And sinners shall be converted to You. (Psalms 51:10-13 NKJV)

I would like to take time to say thank you to the many teachers in my life, including those within my own family, and especially give honor to my "first teachers," my mom and dad.  Both were 1st class educators in their fields, loved and respected by many.  I am forever grateful to them for more than I can express here...thank you seems both inadequate and appropriate.  Thank you.