Teacher's Plans by Joann Carter

Author:Joann Carter [Carter, Joann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General, Fiction, Romance, Schools, Juvenile Fiction, Action & Adventure, Humorous stories, School & Education, Teachers
ISBN: 9781601544124
Publisher: Wild Rose Press, The
Published: 2009-01-05T07:00:00+00:00

Teacher's Plans

Chapter Eight

January

The warm smells of winter cooking filled Carolyn’s modern kitchen. “Nothing like a good pot of black-eyed peas and rice to celebrate New Year’s Eve.” Carolyn rubbed her hands together in anticipation of the meal to come.

Amanda laughed. “I know this is a family tradition for you, but where did it ever come from?”

Placing the big bowl of peas on the table, she said, “It’s a southern dish, and while I don’t actually have any roots there, it was something that was passed down from a friend of my mother’s.” With a reminiscing gleam in her eye, she added, “I’ve had this meal for New Year’s Eve as long as I can remember. It just wouldn’t be the same without it.”

“Hear, hear!” said Amanda as she dug into the rice and put a heaping spoonful on each plate. “So, have you made any New Year’s resolutions for this year?”

Carolyn grinned. “I knew you were going to ask that. Yes, I have, but I’ve decided not to tell you what they are until next year.”

Amanda rested her elbow on the table as she inquired, “Why?”

“Before we go into that, can we say grace?” Carolyn fidgeted with her napkin. “Sitting here with this wonderful aroma is enough to tempt a saint.” Amanda bowed her head in response. “Dear Lord,” Carolyn prayed, “Thank you for this food and for our friendship. May we grow closer to each other in this coming year, but more importantly, may we grow closer in our relationship to You, Father. In Jesus’ name. Amen.”

As they dug in, Amanda asked once again, “So, why the secrecy for your resolutions?”

Carolyn put her fork down and said, “Well, it’s like this. Every year I tell you my resolutions, and every year, I never keep them. So, I figured this year I wouldn’t tell you until the end, so if they never come to be, you’d never know.”

Amanda laughed. “Well, I decided not to make any resolutions this year. Instead, I’m making life goals.” Swallowing another bite, she added, “It sounds more palatable. It’s just little steps to a bigger change.”

“Hey, maybe you’ve got something there.” Carolyn nodded in agreement. “The more I think about it, the more I like it.” After a moment’s silence, she asked, “So what changes do you want to make?”

Amanda didn’t even have to think about it as she said, “There are a few things, not in the order of importance, of course, but the first is I want to eat healthier. The second is I want to live a life that would be pleasing to God in all aspects. And the last thing, I want to be more dependent on the Lord and less on myself. Pretty tall order, huh?”

“Yep, but like you said, take small steps and before you know it, you’ll be striding.”

The evening’s celebration went by quickly. After they cleaned up from supper, they pulled out a board game. The girls munched on popcorn and had a nice chat about nothing

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