Christmas Gift Suggestions:

To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect."
Oren Arnold

Prayer before Christmas Dinner

God of all gifts, we thank you for the many ways you have blessed us this day. We are grateful each of those who are gathered around this table. We ask you to bless us and our food and to bless those we love who are not with us today. In our gratitude and love, we remember your humble birth into our lives and pray for those who are without enough to eat. We remember the stable in which you were born and pray for those who have no place to live. We remember your challenging message of caring and giving and we pray for peace in families and nations throughout the world. We bless you and give you thanks in your Spirit who brings our hearts to life the Christmas Day and forever. Amen.

Christmas Bells

I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along
The unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Till, ringing, singing on its way
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime,
A chant sublime
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

Then from each black, accursed mouth
The cannon thundered in the South,
And with the sound
The Carols drowned
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!

And in despair I bowed my head;
'There is no peace on earth,' I said;
'For hate is strong,
And mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!'

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
'God is not dead; nor doth he sleep!
The Wrong shall fail,
The Right prevail,
With peace on earth, good-will to men!'
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Recipe

Stone Soup

Heat some water in a pot

Add a stone you’ve scrubbed a lot

Sprinkle pepper, salt and herbs

Le it boil undisturbed

Drop in carrots, onions too,

Let the soup heat through and though

Stir in milk to make it sweet

Add potatoes for treat

Toss in ham bones. Let it stew

Let it bubble. Let it brew.

Taste the soup and when it’s done,

Share the “Stone Soup” with

Everyone!

Song

Father and Son Boy Zone

It’s not time to make change
Just relax take it easy
You’re still young, that's your fault
There’s so much you have to know
Find a girl, settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old
But I am happy
I was once like you are now
And I know that’s it’s not easy
To be calm when you’ve found
Something going on
Take your time,
Think a lot
Think of everything you’ve got
For you will still be here tomorrow
But your dreams may not
How can I try to explain
When I do he turns away again
When it’s always been the same
Same old story
From the moment I could talk
I was ordered to listen
Now there’s a way and I know
That I have to go away
I know I have to go
It’s not time to make change
Just sit down, take it slowly
you’re still young ,that’s your fault
There’s so much you have to go through
Find a girl,
Settle down
If you want you can marry
Look at me, I am old
But I am happy
All the times that I’ve cried
Keeping all the things I’ve known
Inside It’s hard, but it’s harder
To ignore it
If they were right
I’d agree
But it’s then they know not me
Now there’s a way
And I know that I have to go away
I know I have to go

Bran Muffins

Ingredients:

2 c. bran flakes
1 c. milk
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/3 c. sugar
1 1/2 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tsp. baking powder

Directions:

A little butter, a little jam: make these hearty muffins a delicious part of your healthy breakfast.

Yield: 12 muffins

Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a medium bowl, combine bran flakes, milk, oil, and eggs. A mixer is overkill on this, just use a spoon.

Add sugar, flour, salt, and baking powder. (If your baking powder has a tendency to clump, sift the dry ingredients together before adding.) Stir only until just combined.

Bake at 375°F for 20-25 min., or until golden brown.

Prepare muffin tins, either by spraying them with nonstick spray or by lining them with muffin papers. Spoon batter into prepared tins.

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Unfortunately I'm not taking Interactions Studentes course any more, there's no computer´s room in my school.
But I'll post my students projects in here.

What a Saturday!

Today we had our first meeting on Interaction Students. It was a little hard to work on Saturday, but very interesting, Celinha show us how to use the sofware and we created our blog. I haven't decided yet what project I'll work on with my students but I'm sure that will be an amazing experience.