Watch the GOAL Posts!

"True friends face in the same direction, toward common projects, interests, goals. " Author: C.S. Lewis
    

Don't Ewe worry about a thing. We can do this!

Summer is ending for most Florida school children, & the yellow
"Vacuum Cleaners" are back on the roads, "picking-up" & taking students to another year of learning. It's a fresh, new start with new teachers, books, & possibly some new classmates! It's a perfect time of the year to set some new "Goals", that Ewe would like to accomplish for the new school year. Webster defines a Goal as:" an object or end that one strives to attain." Let's take a look at some noteworthy "Goals" for the beginning of a new school year.

EWE mean they want us to set "GOALS"?

The first "Goal" that comes to mind at the start of a new year, is to be RESPECTFUL to all teachers & classmates. Honoring others as more important than "Ewer"-self, is a "Biblical" concept that will help mold Ewe for a life of Respect toward GOD & others! "God's greatest blessings are upon those who show the proper respect for the poor and the needy." Author: Lestor Rolloff

I promise to LOVE & Respect EWE & to put Ewe first above all others!

Respect is something that's hard to define, but Ewe know when Ewe see it!

A second "Goal" to set for a new year, is to be "Diligent" to do my very best in everything I am given to do. Excellence is a quality  that we all should strive for in our lives! Ewe show me a diligent student, or a teacher who is aiming at excellence, & I'll show Ewe a successful result. English author Charles Kingly once wrote, "Being forced to work, and forced to do your best, will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know."


I might be a little "Picky", but It takes hard work to do things RIGHT!

Oh, how "SWEET" it is to help the hive! I'm "Busy as a Bee!" 

A final "Goal", that's noteworthy to set at the beginning of a new school year, is to be Responsible. Taking responsibility for Ewer own life & decisions will serve Ewe well, not only as a student, but also as an adult later in life. Parents should not have to"Nag" Ewe about Ewer responsibilities. To borrow a slogan from Nike, "JUST DO IT!"    Author,  F. B. Meyer, framed it best with this quote;  "It is impossible to be our best at the supreme moment if character is corroded and eaten into by daily inconsistency, unfaithfulness, and besetting sin."
 


I'm not trying to "Buffalo Ewe! Ewer responsibility is to DO what I Show EWE to Do !

Being Responsible for a horse is hard work & very "Scary" at times!

Sheep are creatures that have most of their "Goals" set for them ! Their loving Shepherd provides for all their needs & also daily guides them.

Don't Ewe worry little lamb. The Shepherd has lots of good things in store for EWE!

How does the Shepherd know where all the Good Grass is?

As Ewe travel in the paths that are marked out for Ewe today, be encouraged! The Shepherd has already gone before Ewe, preparing the way. Allow that thought to give Ewe His peace.

 "You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."  Isaiah 26:3

STUDENT "Response" Time?

Returning to the classroom has varied responses from different students. There are some of the "studious", "athletic ", & "social" types, that are "Chomping at the Bit" to return to classes! There are others, the "spontaneous" & "recreational-minded", that are most likely unaware that "Back-to-School" is even on the radar! Let's take a look at some possible "student" responses to the return of school. I will try to portray their reactions through the world of nature & some pertinent  "Back-to School" quotes. Hope Ewe Enjoy! 

Ewe are kidding me ,right?

Say it isn't so! I didn't even start my "Summer Reading" yet!

 "If a doctor, lawyer, or dentist had 40 people in his office at one time, all of whom had different needs, and some of whom didn’t want to be there and were causing trouble, and the doctor, lawyer, or dentist, without assistance, had to treat them all with professional excellence for nine months, then he might have some conception of the classroom teacher’s job."  Donald D. Quinn



NO! Please MOMMY? CAN"T I play a little longer?

 Ewe can't be Serious! Are Ewe Sure?

  "If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers".  ~Edgar W. Howe

EWE said it starts when? I'm a little "SLOW"!

 What if my teachers don't like me?

"Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army". Edward Everett

 Hurry! I can't wait to see my friends!



Can't wait to start my "AP" classes!

"As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools".
Author Unknown

It's all about RECESS! I can't wait! 

Is there still a ban on Electronics? 

"Home computers are being called upon to perform many new functions, including the consumption of homework formerly eaten by the dog."  Doug Larson

Can't wait to get back to ART class!

SPORTS ROCK! SCHOOL ROCKS!





 Sheep long to return to new pastures after spending the "Summer" in the highlands! It begins a new year of adventure both for them & their Shepherd!

Are EWE ready for another school Year? Ewe can "see" that we are!

Do Ewe think that we can wear this until our uniforms arrive?

The old expression, " Out with the Old, & in with the New", seems very appropriate for the beginning of a new school year. Look to the Shepherd to calm Ewer fears, as Ewe begin a new adventure today.

"Do not fear ,little flock, for it is your Father's

good pleasure to give you the kingdom." Lk. 12:32

Back to School "Daze" Thots!

The first day of school is shortly about to arrive for many students in our communities, as the summer is rapidly coming to an end! Mixed emotions are normally experienced by many parents & students, as a new year of opportunities, growth, & learning approaches. I thought we might take a humorous peek into what it might look like, as people prepare for that big "First Day"!  "Labor Day is a glorious holiday because your child will be going back to school the next day.  It would have been called Independence Day, but that name was already taken." Bill Dodds


"Squirrels at WAR" represents those students who won't return without a Fight!

Some students are praying that this is all some sort of  misunderstanding!

"What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child".
George Bernard Shaw

Has anyone seen my school shoes? I didn't get my school haircut yet!

Did Ewe say Ewe want me to learn something? I can't see it!

"I like a teacher who gives you something to take home to think about besides homework."Lily Tomlin as “Edith Ann”

Trying to run away will not work! EWE must face school!

"Say it ain't So"! Summer can't be over already! I can't "BEAR" it! 

"To laugh is to risk appearing a fool. To weep is to risk appearing sentimental. To reach out for another is to risk involvement. To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk despair. To try is to risk failure. But the risk must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, and is nothing. He / She may avoid suffering and sorrow, but she/he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live. Chained by his/her certitudes, she/he is a slave, he/she has forfeited her/his freedom. Only a person who risks, is free." ~Author Unknown



Starting School means that Families must all face possible "Separation Anxiety"!

Taking a risk sometimes involves a friend lending Ewe a helping hand!

"The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves throughout their lives". Robert Maynard Hutchins


I heard that there are 4 new teachers! I wonder if they allow "TALKING" in class?

 Ewe don't think, this dress is too much, do EWE ?

Sheep are characteristically "Creatures of Habit"! They have a difficult time realizing that, "the only thing constant about life, is change"! Shepherds initiate these changes, as sheep must begin to leave the high country due to the change of season."If you always do what you always did-you'll always get what you always got." ~Author Unknown 

I don't do change well! Do I look "Pale" to Ewe?

Do Ewe think we can go "School" shopping tonight?

Today, as Ewe face all the emotions that accompany the beginning of a new school year, look to the Good Shepherd for his calming presence. He promises to be Ewer Peace! Happy Trails!


 "Cast all your cares upon Him, for He cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7


Preparation Pays Off!

 As summer is rapidly winding down, families begin preparing themselves for the upcoming school year. Prepare is defined by Webster as: to make ready, usually for a specific purpose; make suitable; fit; adapt; train. Alligators prepare a mound prior to the hatching of  their eggs. The mound is prepared very carefully by Mom, anticipating exactly what will create the perfect environment for the new arrivals.


I have "Mounds" of work to do to get ready for the new babies!

Mom "Preparing" to train up a Gator in the way it should GROW!

George Washington, our first U.S. President, said, " There is no 
short cut to achievement. Life requires thorough preparation - veneer isn't worth anything. " In the world of nature, the Osprey prepares high above the lake, waiting for just the right moment, to strike!


After ample Preparation, it's time for us to get acquainted!

After a bath, I prepare for the yard by wearing boots to avoid the mud on my feet!, 

Abraham Lincoln, our 16th U.S. President, saw the necessity of patient preparation. He said, “ Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”   "I will prepare and someday my chance will come.”  


Are Ewe sure this is a "necessary" part of my Preparation?

"Preparation & Primping" help keep me valued at over 1 million dollars!

Benjamin Franklin, one of our Founding Fathers, was quoted as saying,“ By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”  He also added, “ An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” In the world of nature, Preparation is a necessary part of the cycle of life. Migration & Hibernation both require preparation on the part of the animals affected. 


After the physical preparation, She's sleeping & she can't wake up!

Eating large amounts helps MOM prepare for hibernation!

We prepare for winter by Migrating to warmer climates!


,Author Alan Armstrong stated, "Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.” In the world of nature, animals must prepare to defend their families at all times, in a struggle for survival.

Ewe don't want to mess with my family! I'm prepared for battle!

Ewe better be prepared for the battle of ewer life!

Shepherds prepare for & anticipate potential problems encountered by sheep. They manage their flocks with the best interests of the sheep in mind.

Our Shepherd's preparation brings us peace!

Preparation wins prizes!

Prepare to have a great day, knowing that EWE have a Good Shepherd who is "competently" looking out for EWE!

⁶ "Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways
and be wise,⁷ Which, having no captain, Overseer
or ruler,⁸Provides her supplies in the summer, And gathers her food in the harvest." Prov.6:6-8