SYATP See YOU at the POLE

Repost from 9/22/10 SYATP
for Theresa & Toni & Lainey



Last Sunday we were challenged to really worship. Not just at church, but in our daily lives. Our Sunday worship should be an out-pouring of the previous week.
Then, Doc explained to us that when we are worshiping, Jesus is right in the middle of our worship. (if we are truly worshiping in spirit and truth) He went on to explain that the angels and the Saints are in our midst as we worship. Knowing that the Lord is in our presence when we worship is enough, but knowing that we are worshiping Him with the Saints, those that have gone before us, is pretty awesome! After thinking about that, I realize that when I worship - I am worshiping with Old Testament Heroes! Ones like Noah, Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Joseph, Ruth, Rahab, & Ester, and New Testament Heroes - John- , Mary, Peter, Paul, and Timothy. I even thought about Heroes of the American Revolution like George Washington and Nathan Hale. And my grandparents, Uncle Jack, Bro. Jerry, Mr. Jerry, Mr. Tom; my sweet student, Molly, Katie, our babysitter, my precious friend, Sharon~ Wow! What a CROWD!!! How awesome is that!?!!
After mulling this around for a week or so, I can't help but be fired up about Wednesday Morning at Legacy Elementary School. This Wednesday, September 22, 2010 is SYATP- See You AT The Pole. This is the day that students, teachers, and parents all over our country and world meet before school at the flagpole to pray for the school year. We will pray and sing praises to our King, then have a devotion to start our school day. I can hardly wait! It's so exciting!!! And you can be a part!!! Just meet at your school flagpole! So I started thinking......who will be at our flagpole? Not just who I can see with my eyes, but who will be there worshiping with me that I can't see? Humm.... Who will be at your flagpole? See you Wednesday!

2 Corinthians 4:19
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Hebrews 12:22-24
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, 23 to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all men, to the spirits of righteous men made perfect, 24 to Jesus the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel









Eph. 6:12 English Standard Version



For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Super Chicks!!!

Had a blast today with my sweet Super Chicks! You girls are our heroines! I LOVE YOU Lori, Christy, and Jennifer!!! Beautiful Ladies inside and out!!!

Thanks to John Roden and Chick-fil-a for our adorable team shirts!! 

A beautiful morning for a quick jog!  Ran with friends ~old and new. Great to see my precious grand-big sis, Lisa Porter Clark! What a blessing she is with her Butterfly Boutique on E. 70th Street.  Thanks Lisa for helping our precious SUPER chicks!!!

September 11, 2011: Ten Years Later, We Will Never Forget

     Sunday will marked the tenth anniversary of the terrorists attacks on our country.  I still remember it like it was yesterday.  Sunday morning I woke up and realized that most or all of my students were not even born on that awful day.  Until this year, my students either had some memory of that day, or they have been told stories about where they were, where their parents were, and the terror that unfolded that September morning. 
     So how do I explain the significance of this day to my fourth grade students?  I'm not sure.  I might start by telling them how Lauren Y walked into my fifth grade classroom said, "Mrs. Coker, did you know that an airplane just crashed into one of those big towers in New York?" 
    I told her I hadn't heard a word about it.  I justified in my mind that a pilot had possibly had a medical condition and unfortunately flown into the tower. How sad. Now to educate the future.
    As the morning progressed, classroom phones were ringing all over our open building. Something strange was going on, but we weren't sure what.  A teacher would receive a phone call from a babysitter, a parent, a spouse, then we would huddle together in the middle of our classrooms and pass along the newest information.... and gasp....and pray....and wonder what was going on in our country. 
   We were instructed to let no students on the Internet.  Students began to check out of school.  At recess, we were told all teachers would stand on the perimeter of the playground. Our students played innocently for perhaps the last time in their lives.  But some were onto us.  They knew something was up, and they wanted to know what ..... but we didn't know.  Not really.
    As the day progressed, we were told that all flights were grounded indefinitely. President Bush was flying from a school in Florida to Barksdale Air Force Base- located in Bossier City, Louisiana.  Really? Was the media really telling the world where the President was going? It was true. President Bush visited our own BAFB that terrible day.
     Finally, the remaining students left to go  home, and I could go get my babies.  Both were at FBB Wee Center.  I raced to get them.  When I got them home, I hugged them a little tighter never taking my eyes off of the national news- now with a ticker running at the bottom- sometimes two. 
    PT was four at the time and quite upset that Cartoon Network had interrupted the cartoons to broadcast the latest tidbit of information coming from Ground Zero. 
   I put the kids to bed early and watched as towers continued to burn and fall.  Total shock!
   Professional football and baseball games were postponed.  Our country couldn't grasp the magnitude of these attacks.  Everything stopped that day.
   As time passed, our country showed a real sense of patriotism.  Flags flew from homes in every neighborhood.  Patriotic tshirts and hats were everywhere and on everyone. Americans showed their patriotism and pride in a way they never had! And heroes were born.....
   First responders were recognized for the risky jobs they perform each day.  The military was called upon to fight, and our country was behind them.  Neighbors checked on their neighbors.  Strangers were a little kinder  and more considerate to each other. 
    And heroes were born.....
    I believe that is what I will tell my fourth graders.  During one of the darkest days in our county's history, heroes were born. 
   I will introduce them to Todd Beamer and his pregnant wife, Lisa. I will attempt to explain how Todd Beamer loved his wife, his kids, and his God.  That Todd was just an ordinary guy-but did something extraordinary by charging that cockpit with his buddies to retake the plane that was heading for the Capital Building in  DC. Ordinary guy that had the character to do something extraordinary. An American Hero.
     And then there's Pat Tillman.  Pat played football for the Arizona Cardinals.  After September 11th, he quietly left fame, fortune, and football to train to be a US Army Ranger.  (Now that's a  man! We have his football jersey & will fight over who gets to wear it Friday)  Pat trained quietly to become a ranger. Pat and his brother trained with this elite group so together they could help fight the War on Terror.  Amazing!Leaving it all behind - and who knew?  Another American Hero.
     John 15:13(NIV) says, "Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends."  As stories are told and retold this week, ten years later, let's tell our children about our American Heroes.  Those who were just everyday people, but called upon to perform extraordinary tasks.                                         
     I think that is called.......Leaving a Legacy!