tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post8228973857469120312..comments2023-12-27T06:37:04.195-05:00Comments on Lyric Art: Joy in Service - Day 3 Thank a TeacherLyrichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-36343237638458117602011-12-07T10:33:23.385-05:002011-12-07T10:33:23.385-05:00There is a great Thank a Teacher video that I thin...There is a great Thank a Teacher video that I think is something that all teachers should be sent! Please check it out at www.youtube.com/thankateacher and pass it along to anyone that has taught you a meaningful lesson and inspired greatness in yourself. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-15437272029577116712011-12-04T03:46:53.040-05:002011-12-04T03:46:53.040-05:00This is a great idea. I think I'm going to wr...This is a great idea. I think I'm going to write a note to my boy's teacher right now.Charlotte Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11696100659597422648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-37631944213570239082011-12-03T22:54:37.888-05:002011-12-03T22:54:37.888-05:00Today, I thanked the teacher of our encaustics cla...Today, I thanked the teacher of our encaustics class. Last month, I talked a patient/friend of mine into taking our first encaustics class together. She has been ill for a very long time now, and had expressed a desire to learn something "artsy." I found an encaustics class, and, despite her fear of trying a new thing, she signed up to take the class with me, and we had a blast. My gift to her was finding something that brings her such joy - her gift to me is allowing me to share her excitement in creating such beautiful art!Loraleihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823345387896490753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-81340436913353031032011-12-03T22:04:28.920-05:002011-12-03T22:04:28.920-05:00Teachers are amazing. Both my sisters are teacher...Teachers are amazing. Both my sisters are teachers, my grandfather was a teacher, my uncle was a teacher, I used to be one, and my best friend is a teacher in the learning center at the Rescue Mission where she works. On Thursday she will be undergoing a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. So my service to her was to send out a prayer request to all the prayer warriors I know and to ask them to send it to all the prayer warriors they know and so on. Though she lives out of state, on Thursday, I will pray her through her surgery. <br /><br />We need more really great teachers in this world. And every day, in some small way, each of has the opportunity to be one, simply by sharing who we are, and what we know. :-)Pam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12126623855195488347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-50108606158178577782011-12-03T21:11:52.806-05:002011-12-03T21:11:52.806-05:00Today I held a young friend tight and just let her...Today I held a young friend tight and just let her cry without asking for an explanation. All I had said was, "Are you ok? You seem a little down." She was working in a fast-paced higher end restaurant and there was no time for in-depth discussion. At the moment she did not need advice..she needed a safe place to cry. We will talk later.Rachel Parrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461467748564382123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-6798640319861441192011-12-03T21:06:40.041-05:002011-12-03T21:06:40.041-05:00I think I will send a note to the woman who really...I think I will send a note to the woman who really turned me on to contemporary free motion machine quilting. She's a little wacky and definitely a wild child at heart, but she opened my eyes and put the fire in my heart. Thank you so much.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219391418382088135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-3314139277195662732011-12-03T18:54:24.805-05:002011-12-03T18:54:24.805-05:00Love you, Lyric. Thanks for your Joy in Service mo...Love you, Lyric. Thanks for your Joy in Service month!<br /><br />I would also recommend not forgetting to thank the "support staff." They do SO MUCH for the kids, and because they don't have the same parental connections, they get many fewer thanks... and often much lower pay. Office managers, who are first in and first out, keeping track of every student in the school to make sure they get home when they're supposed to be... recess aids who keep the playgrounds safe and prevent bullying where it could bloom otherwise, custodians who have to do some real dirty work. Yes, thank the teacher, but also think about those who also make a difference in the same places.Amberlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662434972005811311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-76677655954431584122011-12-03T17:10:13.250-05:002011-12-03T17:10:13.250-05:00Lyric - I read about this on the Quilsart list and...Lyric - I read about this on the Quilsart list and love this idea. A friend of mine did it one year - a kindness thing. Letting a car merge, paying someone's toll behind you at a toll booth or for a cup of coffee at a Starbucks. Thanks for making me think of his again. Tomorrow will be my beginning.Cheryl Lynch Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01131391501006954258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-45176951135500660152011-12-03T15:30:11.931-05:002011-12-03T15:30:11.931-05:00Lyric, I am so glad you posted this on QA. I am re...Lyric, I am so glad you posted this on QA. I am really excited about it.<br /><br />My contemporary textile group has an exhibition on in my town. Most of the members live at a distance or have children or other day jobs. So, I have offered to do most of the invigilating on my own as the gallery is open from 11-3 Fri and Sat each of the three weeks.<br /><br />Yesterday there were several opportunities to just talk with or listen to stories from people who saw it through the window and came in. (It is a new gallery and so great for the people of my town who haven't had much chance to be exposed to Art) One couple couldn't read well, but really connected with a couple of the pieces, so I read out the stories behind the work from the booklet for them.<br /><br />A few weeks ago, I left a bag of boiled sweets in the staff room at the community college where I teach. We were coming up to inspection. I teach in the evening,so the people who work in there didn't know who they were from, but I saw a little bowl of them by the reception desk, so someone is enjoying them! I have been sending special notes to the heads of our dept and the lady just above them encouraging them through the stress time of the inspection. We got good results!<br /><br />Sandy in the UK<br />This is really good.Thanks!<br />I am going to see what I can do for a lady with MS who comes to church. She brings flowers from her garden. I am going to look something out to give her tomorrow! Maybe something festive to decorate her wheelchair!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978514536651961190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-22750290067937168372011-12-03T15:27:25.757-05:002011-12-03T15:27:25.757-05:00Thank you, sis!!Thank you, sis!!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399742526019027444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-57401606240512005992011-12-03T14:38:56.248-05:002011-12-03T14:38:56.248-05:00Debbie sent this via email...
I am a semi-invalid...Debbie sent this via email...<br /><br />I am a semi-invalid and about the only places I go to are medical providers. My husband and I get quite a few magazines and we have been recycling them to the trash company for quite awhile. But I also keep quite a few to take with me to leave in dr's offices and anywhere else that uses them. People can read them there or take them home. Another option I used to do is take them to the library--they are usually free to any taker. It's doesn't require money or use extra gas and I get a kick out of anonymously sharing my interests.<br /><br />Debbie D'AmelioLyrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341146111158826868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2060853558179424501.post-43170571478538139262011-12-03T10:48:44.367-05:002011-12-03T10:48:44.367-05:00As a retired public school teacher, I want to let ...As a retired public school teacher, I want to let you know how much I appreciate this post. I received an email of appreciation from a former student just this week; it truly touched my heart (and brought tears to my eyes). Thank you for suggesting this.Quilter Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692414632379402401noreply@blogger.com