Thanksgiving

I'm thankful for a lot of reasons...

• I'm thankful for God. He's been with me for many years, and He always leads me the way that's best for me.
• I'm thankful for my family. Even though it's been a rough two years, I'm glad to have them. Plus, I'm glad to be around to see my little siblings grow.
• I'm thankful for a job. Some days are hard, but I'm glad I have a wonderful boss/principal, and I'm blessed with two APs too!
• I'm thankful for the people, teachers, I work with, because we are there for each other.
• I'm thankful for students. Some give me rough days, but I'm especially thankful for the ones who do their best and appreciate me as their teacher. I'm especially thankful for my 7th/8th period kids, who have been better than last year's group; they also are very special to me!
• I'm also thankful for God. He's my first and my last, my Alpha and Omega. He gave us Jesus to be our Savior, and He sent us the Holy Spirit to be our Comforter. If I had to decide on a friend (which would be a tiny list anyway), the Trinity, with God as the lead, would be my ultimate friend.

I think this video clip sums up how I feel about the ones I care about.

If Easter Had A First Newspaper

I felt inspired to write something for the Easter holiday, so I wondered what it would be like if there was a newspaper article during the time of Jesus Christ's arrest, sentencing, and death...and then some! It's meant to be fun, but also make you think about what it would be like during that time with the news media involved.

You can read the "article" here!

Classic Christmas Videos

I found these classic Christmas videos on the web. I really love these old movies!

The Night Before Christmas

Video Source: YouTube's tvdays channel

Christmas Toy Shop

Video Source: YouTube's tvdays Channel

Treat for the Occassion 2

I L.O.V.E this book, The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt (the author/poet) and Tony DiTerlizzi (the illustrator). It was originally a poem written by Howitt and made into a book format by DiTerlizzi. The words are pure chilling with brilliance, and the illustrations are just mesmerizing and look like old screen caps from a 1920 movie. The story itself is haunting, in a nice way, and affirms the moral of being careful who you trust, and making sure not to fall for vain traps. 

I figured I'd share the video version that I found on the web. It's almost as good, simply because it literally is the book, but one must actually feel the pages between one's fingers, and read the story for themselves to really treasure this wonderful cautionary story.

The Spider and the Fly

Video Source: YouTube's ynotawoody Channel.

Mr. Spider!

Just wanted to introduce Mr. Spider. I bought him because I thought I would use him for a lesson presentation, but I changed the topic after buying him. He still might become a handy little helper in the future! I love his silhouette in the picture.

Treats for the Occassion

Since Halloween arrives in only a few days from now, I figured I’d post something to set the mood. The first is an animation mini movie of Edgar Allan Poe's short story “The Tell-Tale Heart.” It's a bit spooky, considering that the story itself is spooky. The third is a video of Tim Burton’s early animation titled “Vincent,” which has some traits that seem similar to Poe’s stories.

The Tell-Tale Heart

Video Source: YouTube’s jmcusack channel.

Warning: Could be spooky.

Tim Burton’s “Vincent”

Video Source: YouTube’s emfoco Channel.

Special Christmas Clip

Here's a Christmas goody to share for Christmas, and sets off the mood for it.

A Charlie Brown Christmas: What Christmas is About

Source: Youtube's wteach channel.

Mickey's Christmas Carol

Words cannot express how much I love this version of Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol" story. I have it recorded on VHS and it has somewhat became an annual tradition to watch this short film around Christmas. It truly is a classic, and more cartoon Christmas specials should be to the same degree of dedication as this one.


Mickey's Christmas Carol
Source: Youtube's Obadiah332channel.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

I adore this 1948 cartoon story of the red-nosed reindeer we commonly know as Rudolph. The cartoon stays true to the original storyline of the 1939 story that was written by Robert L. May.


Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer (1948)
Source: Youtube's LuckyStrike502 channel.