The Right to sit at a desk.....

Back in September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothern, a social studies school teacher at Robinson High School in Little Rock , did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the School Superintendent, the Principal and the Building Supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom.

When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.

'Ms.. Cothren, where are our desks?'

She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.'

They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.'

'No,' she said.

'Maybe it's our behavior.'

She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.'

And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period... Still no desks in the classroom.

By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms.Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room.

The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the desk less classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.'

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it.

Twenty-seven (27) U.S. Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall... By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned..

Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'

By the way, this is a true story.

Day 6

Day 6

 I am thankful for

my job. I know it sounds silly especially

since work is totally stressful right now. 

But I am thankful to have a job that I 

know will bring in enough to take care of my

family.  I am thankful that I am able to help

other people that are not as fortunate as 

we are that need the help during this

economically hard time.  I am thankful 

that I am able to provide them with a little 

relief to their already stressed life.

Thankful Day 4

Day 5 

I am thankful for My Father in Heaven.

Who has an amazing plan,

that was prepared for us to 

know how to return to him.

To give us answers to the questions 

we have about life.

I am grateful that  He is so 

forgiving and loving. That he love me

little ole' me. That is imperfect in every way

but yet he loves me!! 

Thankful Day 3&4

I missed day 3-

 This picture is about 12 yrs ago

 

Day 3 

I am thankful for my 

MOM.

She is my best friend she
is always there for me!  
She loves unconditionally
she answers all my silly 
mom questions!  

Like   "I think I am dying should

I go to the dr?"
 

 

 Day 4 

I am thankful for my

FRIENDS!!

I have so many wonderful friends

who have touched my life each in

different ways. I am VERY thankful

for each of you and the example 

and influence you are in my life.

Day 2 Thankful for!

I am thankful for my husband! 

He is always willing to help me with 

everything!  When I decided to go back to 

school he was SO supportive. He is a great 

father to our children! 

He is wonderful husband and 

person!

I am going to try and make this a habit!

I am going to try an experiment...

I am going to try and post

each day something I am

thankful for post for the whole 

month of November.  

Since it is Thanksgiving

this month!  

They say if you repeat an

action so many times it

becomes a habit...

So for November 2nd my first I am thankful for is: 

I am thankful for my kids! 

Kailin for being a great help 

and always helping.

She is a great big sister and 

loves to help 

with her baby sister.

Parker for being such a 

 loving child! 

He is very caring! 

His primary teacher told

me he loves to say the 

pray in class.  He prays for 

silly things like 

Happy Meals for everyone! 

Cambree she is the funniest

little girl with a big attitude!  

She always can make me 

smile even if I am made at her!

Sukori for remembering 

who I am even after I have

been at work for 10+

hours a day. 

She smiles

and kicks her legs and 

waves her arms! She is

a very special little spirit!! 

more tomorrow!

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Sukori's first trip to the zoo

We went to the zoo on Saturday 
7/17/2010

This was Sukori's first trip to the 
zoo she slept through it.

But it was still fun.

The kids Cambree, Caden, Parker, Kailin and Emree

The Family

The new baby elephant Zuri

Cambree, Kailin, Parker and Caden

Cambree she loves to pose when she wants too!

Emree, Brian and Caden

It was a great day!! After the zoo we had a picnic at Brian's.
Then we went to

West Jordan Park and the kids
played and played. Needless, to say they slept

very good that night!!!!

I loved this quote!

Life ends: when you stop Dreaming,
Hope ends: when you stop Believing,
Love ends: when you stop Caring,
And Relationship ends: when you stop Sharing...

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Father's Day Adventure

So for Father's Day we went with our friend

Brian and his two little ones to  

Wheeler Historical Farm.

Scott, I and the kids have never

been there before. 

Best part about it is that is 

FREE admission!!!

It was a lot of fun! 

The kids loved seeing all

the animals

and feeding the ducks! 

Below are some of the pictures

that I took as we walked around the farm! 

She has arrived!!

Sukori Ka'Lani King 

6/10/2010

6 lbs 15 ozs

19 3/4 inches

Cherokee Legend

Do you know the legend of the Cherokee Indian youth's rite of Passage?

His father takes him into the forest,

blindfolds him an leaves him alone.

He is required to sit on a stump the whole night and

not remove the blindfold until the rays of the

morning sun shine through it.

He cannot cry out for help to anyone.

Once he survives the night, he is a MAN.

He cannot tell the other boys of this experience,

because each lad must come into manhood on his own.

The boy is naturally terrified.

He can hear all kinds of noises.

Wild beasts must surely be all around him .

Maybe even some human might do him

harm. The wind blew the grass and earth,

and shook his stump,

but he sat stoically,

never removing the blindfold.

It would be the only way he could become a man!

Finally, after a horrific night the sun

appeared and he removed his blindfold.

It was then he discovered his father

sitting on the stump next to him.

He had been at watch the entire night,

protecting his son from harm.

We, too, are never alone.

Even when we don't know it,

God is watching over us,

sitting on the stump beside us.

When trouble comes,

all we have to do is search out to Him.

If you liked this story, pass it on.

If not, you took off your blindfold before dawn.

Moral of the story:

Just because you can't see God,

Doesn't mean He is not there.

"For we walk by faith, not by sight"

WDG 205 has ended...here are a few of my projects

Website Mock up

Logo

Typograph

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It was a fun class!!
I hope you like what you see!!
I need a lot more practice!!!

Just Stay

A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside.

"Your son is here," she said to the old man.

She had to repeat the words several times before the patient's eyes
opened.

Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw
the young uniformed Marine standing outside the oxygen tent. He reached
out his hand. The Marine wrapped his toughened fingers around the old
man's limp ones, squeezing a message of love and encouragement.

The nurse brought a chair so that the Marine could sit beside the
bed.All through the night the young Marine sat there in the poorly
lighted ward, holding the old man's hand and offering him words of love
and strength. Occasionally, the nurse suggested that the Marine move
away and rest awhile.

He refused. Whenever the nurse came into the ward, the Marine was
oblivious of her and of the night noises of the hospital - the clanking
of the oxygen tank, the laughter of the night staff members exchanging
greetings, the cries and moans of the other patients.

Now and then she heard him say a few gentle words. The dying man said
nothing, only held tightly to his son all through the night.

Along towards dawn, the old man died. The Marine released the now
lifeless hand he had been holding and went to tell the nurse. While she
did what she had to do, he waited.

Finally, she returned. She started to offer words of sympathy, but the
Marine interrupted her.

"Who was that man?" he asked.

The nurse was startled, "He was your father," she answered.

"No, he wasn't," the Marine replied. "I never saw him before in my
life."

"Then why didn't you say something when I took you to him?"

"I knew right away there had been a mistake,

But I also knew he needed his son, and his

Son just wasn't here.

When I realized that he was too sick to tell

Whether or not I was his son,

Knowing how much he needed me, I stayed."



I came here tonight to

Find a Mr. William Grey.

His Son was Killed in Iraq

Today, and I was sent to inform him. What was this

Gentleman's Name?




The Nurse with Tears in

Her Eyes Answered,

Mr. William Grey.............




The next time someone needs you ...
Just be there. Stay.

God's Cake

Sometimes we wonder, "What did I do to deserve this?"
or "Why did God have to do this to "
Here is a wonderful explanation!

A daughter is telling her Mother how
everything is going wrong, she's failing
algebra, her boyfriend broke up
with her and her best friend is moving away.

Meanwhile, her Mother is baking
a cake and asks her daughter if she
would like a snack, and the daughter says,
"Absolutely Mom, I love your cake."

"Here, have some cooking oil," her Mother offers.
"Yuck" says her daughter.
"How about a couple raw eggs?" "Gross, Mom!"
"Would you like some flour then? Or maybe baking soda?"
"Mom, those are all yucky!"

To which the mother replies:
"Yes, all those things seem bad all by themselves.
But when they are put together in the right way,
they make a wonderfully delicious cake! "

God works the same way.
Many times we wonder why
He would let us go through such
bad and difficult times. But God
knows that when He puts these things
all in His order, they always work for good!
We just have to trust Him and, eventually,
they will all make something wonderful!

God is crazy about you.
He sends you flowers every spring
and a sunrise every morning.
Whenever you want to talk,
He'll listen. He can live anywhere
in the universe, and He chose your heart.

Life may not be the party we hoped for,
but while we are here we might as well dance....

I LOVE MY ATTORNEY!

After living what I felt was a 'decent' life,
my time on earth came to the end.

The first thing I remember is sitting on a
bench in the waiting room of what
I thought to be a court house.

The doors opened and I was instructed to
come in and have a seat by the defense table.

As I looked around I saw the 'prosecutor.'

He was a villainous looking gent who
snarled as he stared at me. He definitely
was the most evil person I have ever seen.

I sat down and looked to my left and
there sat My Attorney, kind and gentle
looking man whose appearance
seemed so familiar to me,
I felt I knew Him.

The corner door flew open and there
appeared the Judge in full flowing robes.

He commanded an awesome presence
as He moved across the room
I couldn't take my eyes off of Him.

As He took His seat behind the bench,
He said, 'Let us begin.'

The prosecutor rose and said,
'My name is Satan and I am here to
show you why this man belongs in hell.'

He proceeded to tell of lies that I told,
things that I stole, and In the past
when I cheated others. Satan told of
other horrible perversions that were once
in my life and the more he spoke,
the further down in my seat I sank.

I was so embarrassed that I couldn't look at
anyone, even my own Attorney, as the Devil
told of sins that even I had completely forgotten about.

As upset as I was at Satan for telling all these
things about me, I was equally upset at
My Attorney who sat there silently
not offering any form of defense at all.

I know I had been guilty of those things,
but I had done some good in my life -
couldn't that at least equal
out part of the harm I'd done?

Satan finished with a fury and said,
'This man belongs in hell, he is guilty
of all that I have charged and there
is not a person who can prove otherwise.'

When it was His turn, My Attorney
first asked if He might approach the bench.
The Judge allowed this over the
strong objection of Satan,
and beckoned Him to come forward.

As He got up and started walking, I was able to see
Him in His full splendor and majesty.

I realized why He seemed so familiar;
this was Jesus representing me,
my Lord and my Savior.

He stopped at the bench and softly said
to the Judge, 'HI, DAD,'
and then He turned to address the court.

'Satan was correct in saying that this
man had sinned, I won't deny any of
these allegations. And, yes, the wage
of sin is death, and this man deserves to be punished.'

Jesus took a deep breath and turned to
His Father with outstretched arms and proclaimed,
'However, I died on the cross so that
this person might have eternal life and
he has accepted Me as his Savior, so he is Mine.'

My Lord continued with,
'His name is written in the Book of Life,
and no one can snatch him from Me.

'Satan still does not understand yet.
This man is not to be given justice, but rather mercy.'

As Jesus sat down, He quietly paused,
looked at His Father and said,
'There is nothing else that needs to be done. I've done it all.'

The Judge lifted His mighty hand and
slammed the gavel down.
The following words bellowed from His lips...

'This man is free.
The penalty for him has
already been paid in full. Case dismissed.'

As my Lord led me away, I could hear
Satan ranting and raving,
'I won't give up, I will win the next one.'

I asked Jesus as He gave me
my instructions where to go next,
'Have you ever lost a case?'

Christ lovingly smiled and said,
'Everyone that has come to Me and
asked Me to represent them has
received the same verdict as you,
~Paid In Full.'

Thanks to a dear friend for this story!!

The Charlie Schulz Philosophy

This is marvelous!!

Scroll thru slowly and read carefully to

receive and enjoy full effect

The following is the philosophy of recently

deceased Charles Schulz, the creator of the

'Peanuts' comic strip.

You don't have to actually

answer the questions.

Just read the e-mail straight through,

and you'll get the point.

1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.

2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.

3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.

4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.

5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.

6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.

How did you do?The point is , none of us

remember the headliners of yesterday.

These are no second-rate achievers..

They are the best in their fields.

But the applause dies..

Awards tarnish.

Achievements are forgotten.

Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.

Here's another quiz.

See how you do on this one:

1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.

2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.

3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.

4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special!!

5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.

Easier?

The lesson:The people who make a

difference in your life are not the

ones with the most credentials..

the most money....or the most awards..

They simply are the ones who care the most.

Name

How would you pronounce this child's name?

"Le-a" Leah??

NO Lee - A??

NOPE Lay - a??

NO Lei??

Guess Again.

This child attends a school inKansas City, Mo.

Her mother is irate because

everyone is getting her name wrong.

It's pronounced "Ledasha",

When the Mother was asked

about the pronunciation of the name,

she said, "the dash don't be silent."

SO, if you see something come

across your desk like this please

remember to pronounce the dash.

If dey axe you why, tell dem de dash don't be silent.

Ultrasound!!

Okay so we had the 20 week ultrasound and

DRUMROLL!!!!!!!!!!!!

IT'S A GIRL!!

Yep another girl!! We have picked

the name

SUKORI LA'LANI

Parker was a little upset inside he

said. But got over it when he

realized he will have 3 sisters

to help him through those tuff

girl times he will have!!

Cambree says "Yea, another Kailin"

Kailin she is excited but she wanted

a brother!

Scott and I are excited!

Backgrounds

We had to create a background using Adobe Paintshop!

This is what I came up with!! The first reminded me

of my granny!! So I did a younger

background! I hope to make lots more!!!

Okay so actually I have made a ton of backgrounds

before but they are on floppy disks so I can't get them off!!

First Designs

These are the first images I created for my first

design class!!

The worth.....

To realize

The value of a sister/brother

Ask someone

Who doesn't have one.

To realize

The value of ten years:

Ask a newly divorced couple.

To realize

The value of four years:

Ask a graduate.

To realize

The value of one year:

Ask a student who has failed a final exam.

To realize

The value of nine months:

Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.

To realize

The value of one month:

Ask a motherwho has given birth to a premature baby....

To realize

The value of one week:

Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize

The value of one minute:

Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize

The value of one-second:

Ask a person who has survived an accident.

To realize

The value of a friend or family member:

LOSE ONE..

Time waits for no one.
Treasure every moment you have.
You will treasure it even more when

You can share it with someone special.