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Oh little town of Bethlehem Looks like another silent night Above your deep and dreamless sleep A giant star lights up the sky And while you're lying in the dark There shines an everlasting light For the King has left His throne And is sleeping in a manger tonight (tonight) Oh Bethlehem, what you have missed while you were sleeping For God became a man And stepped into your world today Oh Bethlehem, you will go down in history As a city with no room for its King While you were sleeping While you were sleeping
Oh little town of Jerusalem Looks like another silent night The Father gave His only Son The Way, the Truth, the Life had come But there was no room for Him in the world He came to save Jerusalem, what you have missed while you were sleeping The Savior of the world is dying on your cross today Jerusalem, you will go down in history As a city with no room for its King While you were sleeping While you were sleeping
United States of America Looks like another silent night As we're sung to sleep by philosophies That save the trees and kill the children And while we're lying in the dark There's a shout heard 'cross the eastern sky For the Bridegroom has returned And has carried His bride away in the night (in the night) America, what will we miss while we are sleeping Will Jesus come again? And leave us slumbering where we lay America, will we go down in history As a nation with no room for its King Will we be sleeping? Will we be sleeping?
United States of America Looks like another silent night
“WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING” ~ Casting Crowns
Will you be sleeping???
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WTG KATHY COX!!!!! ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER'S FIRST EVER $1,000,000 WINNER!!!!
Thought this might interest some of you GEORGIAN's out there. (LOL)
I do not watch much television so I found this out through a Georgia disability advocate/support group that I am a member of. My oldest son Lyle loves this show so I am sure he will get a kick out of hearing that our very own State Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Cox, will be on an episode.
God Bless!
Tina
Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader - GA Superintendent of Schools, Kathy Cox guests on September 5th on FOX at 8:00 p.m. Eastern
Here is a link with the announcement: http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z216z3z8&ID=4548
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Sometimes we try so desperately hard to hear God speaking to us internally that we miss out on a lot of the things he is trying to tell us through our external environment via our many circumstances, conversations, people and other basic daily living experiences.
Two weeks ago yesterday as the congregation was called to order to begin the nightly service at church, Kaye stood up and her heart was just full of compassion for someone who God had placed on her heart. She stated that she had no idea why this person was weighing so heavily on her heart but was called to ask for prayer for this woman. Her name was Rosa Crosby. It blew me away the moment that my Aunt's name escaped Kaye's lips, especially knowing all too well my Aunt's extremely lengthy, critical and all too infamous battle with her health.
I told my Aunt [Terry] the next morning and we agreed that we needed to get in touch with her [Rosa] to make sure she was okay. We found out that Aunt Rosa had just recently returned home from the hospital and was sent home on Hospice. Last weekend some of our family got together and we all had a very blessed visit with Aunt Rosa. She looked fabulous! Her spirits were at their peek and she looked the best that I have seen in years. I will always be blessed with this memory.
Last night as we returned home from church my Aunt Terry came over and broke the news to us that Aunt Rosa had just passed away. There is no doubt in my heart that this was just the Lord's time for taking her home to Him. There is no doubt in my heart that Kaye's prayer request was specifically meant for my ears to hear. There is no doubt in my heart that Aunt Rosa is now wrapped safely in the arms of our Heavenly Father...never again faced with the worry and pain over the many health struggles she battled for so many years down here on this earth.
I just felt compelled to tell this quick story to you. It is a time of grief yes, but it comes in conjunction with a testimony of the Lord's power and we always have to remember that we have to also give God praise during our hard times for we know from study and experience that it is during our times of weakness that we are given the greatest of opportunities to see His mighty power at work.
I love you all and most of all, I love our God and His awesome power!!! ~ Tina
~ RIP Aunt Rosa Mae...We love you!
~ I love you Kaye and want to thank you for hearing God speak and acting on what He was calling you to do. In this way it gave our family a chance to contact Aunt Rosa and say our final [earthly] goodbyes before it was too late.
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Tell Secretary Spellings to Protect Due Process Hearings *Action Required by July 28, 2008 at 5 p.m.*
Hello everyone, I hope all is well.
I wanted to pass this information on that I received from the National Center for Learning Disabilities (http://www.ncld.org/) regarding a proposed change to regulations regarding educational due process hearings. I hope everyone who has been closely involved with someone with a disability (or not) will take a moment and send in a comment to help stop this proposal and to pass this on to others whom may be interested. The process is simple and fairly quick and I am posting the email that I received that will guide you in this process. Also, below I will include what I sent in.
PLEASE NOTE: **Comments are due by July 28, 2008 by 5 p.m.**
Thank you in advance for your efforts in this fight for our children's rights!
May God richly bless you all,
Tina Smith
Link, Example & Steps to electronically leave comment regarding proposal:
Dear Tina,
The U.S. Department of Education (USED) has released proposed regulations for Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education ACT (IDEA). The most important change in these regulations is to limit the use of lay advocates in due process hearings, if this regulation goes through, parents will have limited options for representation of their child's case. The public has until July 28, 2008 to submit comments; now is the time for you to let the Bush Administration know how this regulation will negatively affect students with disabilities and that more time is needed to construct a better alternative. We must act together and let our voices be heard or changes will be implemented that will make it more difficult for parents to have their cases heard in court.
The Administration must hear that this proposed regulation to limit the use of non-attorney advocates as counsel for parents has two potentially negative consequences on future court cases. Because of the limited pool of attorneys qualified to serve as experts in this area, this change will mean for many parents that their choice will be either to represent themselves (which puts them at a disadvantage) or foregoing a due process hearing altogether because they cannot afford attorney fees. Consequently, it is premature for USED, without adequate review and consideration of available research data, to propose, through regulatory amendment, such a potentially disruptive change. Also, given the pending Congressional reauthorization of IDEA, it is inappropriate for USED to move forward with this proposed language at this time. More time needs to be given to this issue before regulatory changes are made.
Please endorse NCLD's recommendation to withdraw this proposed change and let the Secretary of Education know this regulation will have deep negative consequences for parents in their fight to advocate for their child's educational rights. Please follow the directions below to submit the draft letter provided or chose to edit the letter with your personal comments.
Thank you for your continued support on behalf of those with learning disabilities. Your voice always makes a difference!
Sincerely,
Laura Kaloi Director of Public Policy National Center for Learning Disabilities
DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMITTING COMMENTS: Please complete all steps to ensure your comments are submitted **Comments are due by July 28, 2008 by 5 p.m. **
1. Go to: www.regulations.gov; http://ncld.convio.net/site/R?i=eoT0iAxjd5fqOLWf81ReLg..
2. Go to: "Comments and Submission" and type into the box ED-2008-OSERS-0005-0001; 3. On the next screen, under "Commenter Title I" click on "Send a Comment or Submission" (check to make sure ED-2008-OSERS-0005-0001 is listed); 4. On the next screen, fill in your personal information; 5. Once you get to the section for comments, cut and paste your comments into the text box provided. 6. Then click on the "Next Step" button; 7. Review your comments and then click on the "Submit" button; 8. Wait for your "Comment Verification Note and Tracking Number; 9. Click on the "Next" button; 10. Your comments have been submitted.
SUGGESTED LETTER TEXT:
Dear Secretary Spellings:
I respectfully submit my comments and recommendations on 300.512 HEARING RIGHTS
of the proposed regulations of: PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT ED-2008-OSERS-0005-0001.
The Administration must hear that this proposed regulation to limit the use of non-attorney advocates as counsel for parents has two potentially negative consequences on future court cases. Because of the limited pool of attorneys qualified to serve as experts in this area, this change will mean for many parents that their choice will be either to represent themselves (which puts them at a disadvantage) or foregoing a due process hearing altogether because they cannot afford attorney fees. Consequently, it is premature for USED, without adequate review and consideration of available research data, to propose, through regulatory amendment, such a potentially disruptive change. In addition, given the pending Congressional reauthorization of IDEA, I believe it would be prudent to give additional time to debate this issue before regulatory changes are made.
Thank you for allowing me to submit my comments today.
Comment that I posted:
Dear Secretary Spellings:
I respectfully submit my comments and recommendations on 300.512 HEARING RIGHTS
of the proposed regulations of: PART B OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT ED-2008-OSERS-0005-0001.
The Administration must hear that this proposed regulation to limit the use of non-attorney advocates as counsel for parents has two potentially negative consequences on future court cases. Because of the limited pool of attorneys qualified to serve as experts in this area, this change will mean for many parents that their choice will be either to represent themselves (which puts them at a disadvantage) or foregoing a due process hearing altogether because they cannot afford attorney fees. Consequently, it is premature for USED, without adequate review and consideration of available research data, to propose, through regulatory amendment, such a potentially disruptive change. In addition, given the pending Congressional reauthorization of IDEA, I believe it would be prudent to give additional time to debate this issue before regulatory changes are made.
I am a mother of an 8 year old boy who suffers from comorbid disorders. Up until this past school year, 2007-2008, I was unaware of his disability rights due to the fact our district chose to withhold this information from me. Our families experience with the school district has been extremely unpleasant. I have had to put my own educational and employment endeavors on hold just to become grounded in the information and laws that I need to effectively combat my advocacy efforts. It is the experience and knowledge of other advocates who have contributed the most benefit toward my cause. All the information that I have utilized has been passed to me by these wonderful people within our society who are so ready and willing to support us through, what I now know from experience, are really rough times. When we are forced into standing up against the system for our legal rights, there are too many of us (in a variety of situations) who require the services of our lay advocates to prevent us from giving up because there are no other alternatives for us to utilize.
Thank you for allowing me to submit my comments today.
Sincerely,
Tina Smith
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Hello all. I hope all is well.
I ran into an old friend yesterday and she made mention of a boy that I am asking we add to the prayer chain and lift up in our prayers.
I do not know much about this boy but she did tell me he was a 10 year old and he has a brain tumor. His name is Cole Accord (spelling?). His parents names are Danny and Beth. I will try and find out more but will definitely keep in touch with her and I will keep you posted if I find out anything new or different.
Thank you so much.
I love you all!
In Christ,
Tina
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