Amazing School! www.shiningstarspreschool.net

You have to check out Shining Stars Christian Preschool! www.shiningstarspreschool.net

I am so proud of my wife Lisa Plassman and her business partner Breanne Prunty. They have worked so hard over the last two years and are doing a fantastic job! I was able to read a testimony today that I believe truly captured how well the girls are doing and I wanted to share it with you.

Breanne Prunty and Lisa Plassman run a true quality preschool program. We were lucky enough to find out about this preschool program for the 2007-2008 year and we enrolled our daughter. She has been in Shining Stars for 2 full school years. Erin has learned so much academically and socially. She went in to school not even knowing how to write her name. Now, she writes many words and uses upper and lower case letters. She has also learned so many other things and is more than ready for Kindergarten. The values instilled in our daughter about being kind to others, helping and sharing have been wonderful. Even though I couldn't be the one to drop off and pick up everyday, my husband or I could always find out what was going on at school from the website or communicating with Lisa or Breanne on e-mail. Lisa and Breanne truly build a community of learners in their classroom and their school. They use portfolios to show student progress and Erin's portfolio was reviewed with us twice during the year. The Christmas program that they put together is really nice and our families looked forward to going to see it every year. Erin is always saying that her teachers are the "best teachers in the world" and we couldn't agree more. I haven't come across preschool teachers that really are doing the job that they love. They are patient, loving and nurturing. They are awesome at creating a fun environment where children learn. I would highly recommend Shining Stars to any parent considering the school.


Regards,
Shelly (Shining Stars Parent)

Reading...

When you read the bible how do you do it? Do you read a section? A pericope? Do you read a chapter? Random verses? Bible reading plan? Maybe topical verses? Or do you read entire books at a time?

I recently read Hebrews in one setting, and I want you to know that it was a new and unique experience. I have read some books of the bible in one setting, but never Hebrews. In the past, I seem to have found a pattern of reading a few or even several sections of scripture at a time. But reading an entire book and especially Hebrews brought an unexpected context to the letter. For the first time I was able to enjoy the style of the writer. I was able to see a flowing thought all at once and not necessarily focus on the verse by verse teachings that I am used to. I enjoyed the experience much like I imagine the original audience of the book of Hebrews did. I even imagined sitting with a group of fellow believers hearing these words read aloud. I really enjoyed that time with the scriptures, and found myself pausing several times to simply thank God.

So my question continues, how do you read scripture?

An Elijah Christmas

Mystery of the Cluster Baptism

This weekend at CCC Naperville campus we celebrated (during part of our services) with baptisms. One of the baptisms remains a mystery. Somewhere between entering the water and the actual baptism we lost someone.

Now group baptisms are always a fun time. Each person that has made a significant contribution in the spiritual journey of an individual gets to participate in the moment. Usually the baptism results in a joyous celebration and fun is had by all. Until now. Its all fun and games until someone gets lost.

Pre-Baptism Photo:


During the Baptism:


If you have any information that leads to finding our lost friend please comment below.

Selling a product...

Just yesterday I was rushing through the local Jewel. I was stocking up on vitamins, airborne, and anything that would keep me from getting sick in my home. Actually I rarely do get sick, but when the the wife and the boy are sick, I think my chances go up. So anyway, back to the reason for the post.

I had grabbed the orange juice, and was headed for the vitamins when I saw this:



I stopped right in the middle of the isle and looked around to see it if was a joke.

It wasn't.

I couldn't believe it. There was a picture of a woman (I think) covered with something that looked like her face was blistered and curdled.

Now I don't know about you, but this does not look like something that I would want to happen to my face. The good thing is "it caught my eye" the bad thing is "it made me throw up"

So I took out my phone and decided to take a picture just to share it with you all. Please let me know if you are familiar with this product, or if you agree or disagree with me.

The End.