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Expanded Noun Phrases
Yesterday evening Hannah, a young teacher, was explaining to me that today she’s teaching her Year 2 class about ‘expanded noun phrases’. I had to confess my ignorance. It sounded a bit grand for 6-7-year-olds. She explained that she’ll be encouraging the children to use adjectives… instead of writing about ‘a dog’ it’s a ‘big,…
It’s All About Men
Yesterday’s conversations… Keith’s in his seventies. Keith’s wife died a couple of years ago. He went to a good mate’s funeral last Friday. Life’s tough for him at the moment. Thom’s in his forties. Thom’s directing a play locally. His main character broke his hip, his replacement dropped out… Thom’s taken on and has to…
Including All of Us
At our church home group last night, we read through Psalm 145. It starts, ‘I will exalt you, my God the King; I will praise your name for ever and ever.’ It’s about the greatness of God, His power, reliability, compassion… We paused and reflected. Roy said, ‘I like the verse, ‘The Lord is good…
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