“Our sorrows and wounds are healed only when we touch them with compassion.” —Buddha The loss of a loved one is one of the most difficult things a person can endure, and it is all too easy to lose sight of ourselves in the experience of grief. Yet it is in these times of trouble, when comfort is most needed, that it seems hardest to find. When I Look to the Sky is a collection of thoughts, prayers, and poems, carefully selected to provide those who grieve with much-needed strength and support in their darkest moments. Serving as a source of both emotional support and personal guidance, When I Look to the Sky helps put things in perspective, allowing each of us to come to terms with loss in our own way, and in our own time. When I Look to the Sky mixes hope with introspection, sorrow with beauty, and loss with love. Its timeless quotes and captivating verses belong in the hands of anyone who looks to the sky for answers.
What we want for schools reveals what we value as a society. "What's the point of school?" Parents have a stock set of responses, but the question remains unsettled, even two centuries after the Prussians invented compulsory education. The Prussian idea of what a school is for - to mold the populace to serve the state - seems unacceptable today. In vogue, instead, are slogans like "acquiring marketable skills" and "realizing your full potential." These ideas powerfully shape our culture. Ultimately, they boil down to pursuing one supreme value: individual success in a competitive world. Schools are a mirror of our society as a whole; what we want for schools makes plain what and whom we value in our common life. In the Christian tradition, the life of discipleship is also a school. In this educational community, under the instruction of our one Teacher, we learn not to seek empowerment, but to find strength in weakness; not to out-achieve others, but to serve them; not to pursue our passion, but to obey a call. Also in this issue: poetry by Christian Wiman; reviews of new books by Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris, Francisco Cantú, Leif Enger, Carol Anderson, Stephanie Land, and Susan Wise Bauer; and art by Margaret McWethy, Albrecht Dürer, Raphael, Gérard David, Jackie Morris, Gustaf Tenggren, Sergey Dushkin, Anja Percival, Dmitry Samofalov, Christoph Wetzel, Sherrie York, Cathleen Rehfield, Paweł Kuczyński, and Jason Landsel. Plough Quarterly features stories, ideas, and culture for people eager to put their faith into action. Each issue brings you in-depth articles, interviews, poetry, book reviews, and art to help you put Jesus' message into practice and find common cause with others.
After dispensing good advice to her clients, professional listener Quinney finds herself in need of advice for dealing with her weird family and changing relationships with her best friends.
My Big Catch is a sweet tale of a ten‐year‐old heartfelt girl. She is on a fishing trip with her dad. This book is an introduction to a series of six books called the Sally Ann Tales. She has published four poems from 1994 to 2013: 1994, Victim of Society 1997, Sacred Marriage 1999, Millennium Cheer 2013, My Coors Light Wife
Cook's File is a journal, magazine recipe file, telephone and website directory, shopping list, cookbook and general reference book all rolled into one. At last you can keep all those treasured recipes safe in one place, and build your own cooking collection. The Cook's File is organized for easy use, with sections on Soups & Salads, Rice, Pasta & Noodles, Eggs & Cheese, Main Courses (further divided into Poultry, Meat, Fish & Seafood), Vegetables, Baking & Sweet Things, Preserving, and Party Planning. For each section there is a classic recipe for quick reference - for everything from the great salad dressing to the perfect apple pie. Throughout there are helpful tips on cooking times and ingredients. Cook's File will quickly become an invaluable part of your kitchen.
This resource booklet and accompanying DVD were developed in response to a strong interest in the use of Learning Stories in schools. They are designed to answer some common questions asked by teachers. In the DVD, teachers and students at a number of schools in Christchurch, New Zealand, talk about their ideas and experiences as they explore different ways to assess the Key Competencies in The New Zealand Curriculum. The resource booklet sets out five workshops to encourage more teachers to do more talking and take action"--Publisher information.
The women of Greendale Church are gathered at the home of Ann Dunlop sewing aprons for the annual church fair. They are the usual group of women found in the average small church. Their church has been without a resident pastor for some time and when the women saw an advertisement in the paper that the pastor of a large city church wanted a small place in the country where "Gladys could have exercise and country air, salary no object," he was hired immediately sight unseen. Naturally when the women got together they discussed the new pastor, who had not as yet arrived. Each had her own opinion as to just what he should be and how he should act. All the little eccentricities of human nature have been collected and made a part of the cast and the surprise ending of the paly will climax quite satisfactorily thirty-five minutes of genuine fun and entertainment.
This paper expands on the ideas in 'Making Things Count' and is intended as a resource for teachers, parents and caregivers who want to understand and enhance young children's mathematical thinking. It provides a framework for looking at children's mathematical thinking and explores why the development of a 'number sense' is so important"--P. 1.
This resource is focused on children's transition to school, including the transition to school age care (or out of school hours care), and the ways in which early childhood services utilising the framework documents The Early Years Learning Framework and Framework for School Age Care and the National Quality Standard can work with children, families, other educators and professionals, as well as communities, to promote positive transitions for all children." -- page 3.
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