Friday, August 16, 2019

Steer Nation Message 8-16-19 Lessons From A Pencil Maker


GOOD MORNING AND HAPPY FIRST FRIDAY!

2019 Lu Allen Memorial Tournament- The Lady Blues are off to an excellent start and will be in action at the annual Lu Allen tournament this Friday and Saturday.

The Lu Allen Tournament was started in 2004 by the parents who had daughters playing for Coach Allen when she passed. Lu Allen coached for Graham from 1998 to the Spring of 2003.

On Friday the Varsity Lady Blues will play pool games vs Holliday at 10:00 am; vs Midland Greenwood at 1:00 pm; vs Caprock at 3:00 pm; and vs Archer City at 5:00 pm.

Graham Steer Football Season Tickets-  Season tickets will go on sale to the public at 8:00 am on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at the GISD Admin Office- 400 Third St.

Current Enrollment-

Graham Area United Way (GAUW)- GISD will kick-off its annual United Way campaign this coming week. Each employee has the opportunity to help Build a Bridge for our community by donating to the GAUW. 100% of your donation stays in our local community to assist the following agencies:

Bethel Children’s Day Care
Graham Backpack Buddies
Graham Girls Softball
Graham Youth Baseball
Meals-On-Wheels
Salvation Army-Graham Unit
Senior Citizens Center
Virginia’s House
Young County 4-H
Young County Child Welfare

The initial phase of our campaign begins this coming week when you receive your preprinted United Way pledge/donation form from your supervisor or department/campus administrative assistant. You can choose to provide a one-time donation or to donate via payroll deduction over 10 or 12 months. The deadline to contribute during the first phase will be Friday, September 6th.

To add a little friendly competition to our campaign we will run two contests during the first phase of our campaign:
      The campus/department that has the highest percentage of people that contribute $100 or more will win a Hamburger/Hot Dog Lunch prepared by Sonny Cruse, Don Davis and Robert Loomis.
      The campus/department that has the highest percentage of people that contribute $20 or more will win a free drink from Sonic.
The competition is just for fun. Please keep in mind that every donation is a good donation and can help Build a Bridge for someone in our community!

Lessons From a Pencil Maker

A pencil maker shared five important lessons with the pencil just before putting it in the box:

1.) EVERYTHING YOU DO WILL ALWAYS LEAVE A MARK.

2.) YOU CAN ALWAYS CORRECT THE MISTAKES YOU MAKE.

3.) WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS WHAT IS INSIDE OF YOU.

4.) IN LIFE, YOU WILL UNDERGO PAINFUL SHARPENINGS, WHICH WILL ONLY MAKE YOU BETTER.

5.) TO BE THE BEST PENCIL, YOU MUST ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE HELD AND GUIDED BY THE HAND THAT HOLDS YOU.

We all need to be constantly sharpened. I hope this parable may encourage you to know that you are a special person, with unique God-given talents and abilities.  Only you can fulfill the purpose which you were born to accomplish.  Never allow yourself to get discouraged and think that your life is insignificant and cannot be changed and, like the pencil, always remember that the most important part of who you are is what's inside of you.

Have a great day… unless you have chosen otherwise!

CORNY JOKE OF THE DAY

What do you call a cow with a twitch?








Beef Jerky!


1 comment:

  1. Awesome post , thank you . I am going to steal copy and paste your parable .

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