1.  ADJECTIVE: having the utmost loyalty, respect and integrity for a cause or purpose “We will not fail your expectations of us as a new nation dedicated to peace, democracy and freedom.” -Shigeru Yoshida (1878-1967) 2.  ADJECTIVE: exclusively designated something for a specific individual or group Each night before you go to bed my baby Whisper a little prayer for me my baby And... Read More

Unwanted/un/wan/ted 1.  ADJECTIVE: referring to no longer or not desired “It’s very hard, feeling that you’re no more than a piece of unwanted furniture in this world.” – Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) 2.  ADJECTIVE: never being accepted or loved   “Perhaps the unattached, the unwanted, the unloved, could grow to give love as lushly as anyone else.” -Vanessa Diffenbaugh (1978- )

Alphabetical/al/pha/bet/ic/al   ADJECTIVE: relating to the arrangement of letters or characters in a customary order “Dictionary is a universe in alphabetical order.” –Voltaire (1694-1778) Samuel Johnson, an English writer, developed the first alphabetical system in his Dictionary of English Language in 1755. Currently, we can utilize his alphabetical concept as an organizational tool while completing the following tasks: Look up a word in a... Read More

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Word of the Day: Alphabet Alphabet/al/pha/bet   NOUN: a set of letters for one or more languages which are arranged in a particular order “Learning the alphabet is the first step to wisdom.” – Russian Proverb NOUN: a... Read More

National Prayer Day   Prayer/pray/er   NOUN: a spiritual service which one or a group communicates with God or a god “In prayer you become who you are meant to be.” – Henri Nouwen (1932-1996) NOUN: a sincere request for help from something or someone of a higher power “Prayer is the key of the morning and the bolt of the evening.” – Mahatma... Read More

Teach/teach  VERB: to impart knowledge of a specific topic to an individual or group in a formal educational setting “As a teacher you may teach a class, but each child should still feel uniquely taught.” –Robert John Meehan (1902-1963) VERB: to guide individuals or a group through instruction by beliefs, thoughts or experiences “Earth teach me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its... Read More

Teacher Appreciation Day   Teacher/tea/cher   NOUN: an individual whose profession is to formally instruct others in an educational setting “It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” -Albert Einstein (1879-1955) NOUN: a person who provides certain material to others in an informal setting “It was my teacher’s genius, her quick sympathy, her loving tact which... Read More

Honorable/hon/or/a/ble    1.  Adjective: possessing distinguished behavior of high moral standards “To be meek, patient, tactful, modest, honorable, brave, is not to be either manly or womanly; it is to be humane.” –Jane Harrison (1850-1928)   2.  Adjective: having an untarnished reputation or deserving praise “I’m not saying I’m a paragon of virtue, but it’s hard for me not to be honorable.”  –Wayne Rogers... Read More

share/share       Noun: a portion of something that has been divided and is distributed to an individual or group “I’m not sure I’d go back and do anything over in my life. I’ve definitely had my fair share of failures and moments where I wasted my time or that of other people, but if I did those moments over, I’d have missed out on... Read More

Create/cre/ate  Verb: to put into motion ideas from one’s imagination or artistic thoughts “You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.”  – Walt Disney (1901-1966) to cause a special event or moment in time “Somedays you just have to create your own sunshine.”  –Sam Sandquist (1978- ) to... Read More