RUBY:
Tell us about your role as a
teacher at 1st Step Learning Center.
Miss Lisa: I
am one of the 3-year-old teachers at first step. This is my 5th
year teaching here, and I was a substitute teacher for one year. Our
duties as a teacher are many. We
come up with lesson plans and help guide them through a year of
exciting crafts, science projects, chapel lessons and other fun
activities. We also help them develop their social skills with each
other and build self-esteem.
RUBY:
What is one of your favorite
aspects of teaching preschoolers?
Miss Lisa: Just
watching them grow from the beginning of the school year to the end
is so amazing. Sometimes they come in very shy and quiet, but by the
end of the year they have opened up and are just so excited to get to
school each day.
RUBY:
Personally, our family was
blessed to have you as a teacher for both of my girls, and they have
wonderful memories of your being their teacher. Share a memorable
teaching moment.
Miss Lisa: As
a preschool teacher for the better part of 25 years, I have many
great memories. We have had caterpillars in our classrooms many
times and just watching their excitement to see them turn into
butterflies is always so fun! Helping them to get excited about
learning is one of my favorite things.
RUBY:
What are your plans for the
summer break?
Miss Lisa: This
summer my husband and I, our three kids, our son-in-law and our
granddaughter will spend 10 days in Florida together! Since my
children have grown up, we don’t often get to have everyone
together so I am very excited about this. I will also get to have my
granddaughter for a week this summer.
RUBY:
Share
a
favorite
Bible
verse
and/or
inspirational
song,
and
why
this
is
a
favorite.
Miss Lisa: So
many to choose from! Well, Philipians 4:13 “I can do all things
through Christ who strengthens me,” is the first thing that pops
into my head. As I get older I jokingly say that Proverbs 16:31
“Gray hair is a crown
of splendor; it is
attained in the way of the righteousness,” is my new favorite.
One of my favorite songs right now is by Colton Dixon and it is
called You Are.
Really powerful and you may just see me belting it out in my car!
RUBY:
Tell
us
about
your
family.
Miss Lisa: I
am a Navy brat who married a Navy man.
We moved to Troy in the summer of 2006, and this is the longest I
have lived in one place in my entire life. I have lived in 7 states
and 2 countries. We have three children and one grandchild. My
oldest daughter, Jessica, and her husband and their daughter live in
Lexington, KY. My middle child, Samantha, graduated from Greenville
last summer with a degree in education. My youngest and only son,
Christopher will graduate from Taylor University in just a couple
weeks and will be attending medical school in Chicago. David and I
have been married for 24 years.
RUBY:
With Mother's Day around the
corner, what does being a mother mean to you?
Miss Lisa: I
love being a mom and now a Grandma! To me being a mom means
sacrifice, but in a great way. It takes a lot of time, money, love
and energy to raise a child, but watching them become wonderful,
amazing children of God is sooooo awesome!
RUBY:
What trait do you most admire
in others?
Miss Lisa: I
like to think of it more as a gift, but I really admire those
encouragers out there! Those people who just always have a beautiful
smile, a kind word or a compliment at the ready for whoever may need
it!
RUBY:
How
may
we
contact
you
in
order
to
make
a
further
connection?
Miss Lisa: We
live in Troy in the Meadowbrooke subdivision. E-mail me
and our number is 618-402-3995
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