I've completed my first official year as a teacher.   I have four yellow pages of carbon copies with signatures attesting to the fact that I've jumped through all the proper hoops.  I've decided that yellow is my color.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. --Proverbs 19:17

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I had never thought of charitable giving in quite this way; it definitely makes it a win/win situation.  Have a gainful Sunday!

This Is the Message

This is the message we have heard:
From the beginning was the Word;
Word of Life, made flesh to give
the breath of life that we might live.

Through blood he offered from the cross,
declared the words of life for us:
Father, forgive them; it was won!
Believe the Word; his will be done.

 2007 Cheri Neuman Herald

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Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

I opened the door,
stepped out to pray;
like Dorothy’s arrival,
what an array!

East was awash
in red, blue, and gold;
hawk silhouette
regally bold.

Rainbow, out back,
arched an added surprise
I shared with a neighbor
just passing by.

There’s feasting today,
but I’ve already starred
in a Thanksgiving pageant
in my own backyard.

11-22-07 Cheri Neuman Herald

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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

He's supposed to be a Siamese mix, but he looks Roman to me.

I found this at Wayne Blank's Daily Bible Study site: "The Greek word pronounced cay-roo-so means a herald or a publisher. It is most often translated for use in English language Bibles as preach or publish."  I haven't done much publishing since I graduated last December.  Frankly, I've been mentally exhausted.  But, it seems I am destined to make a full recovery and get back to my poetry-writing self.

Have a restful Sunday!

Meet the newest member of our gang: Spanky.

Isaiah 40

6 A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" 8 The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever." 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or with the breadth of his hand marked off the heavens? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on the scales and the hills in a balance?

28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth.
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I continue to be amazed by the awesomeness of creation--by the endlessness of eternity--by the concept of before the beginning. The longer I live, the more I know deep inside me that it is God, and He assures me that it is good.  What a comfort--what a miracle--and it is just the beginning!

I got my contract today; I don't know what I will be teaching--but I know I will be teaching next year.  I told them I would be interested in the open 7th grade Language Arts position.  They may insist I teach ESE again.  Whatever... it is in God's hands.  Employment is good!

1852: The first edition of Peter Roget's Thesaurus was published.

I can only imagine what a monumental task it must have been to put something like that together, but what a boon for writers--especially poets.

Happy Sunday!  The next time you take a browse through your thesaurus, think of Roget.