This is Teacher Appreciation Week.\u00a0\u00a0My education came in six phases – elementary school, junior high school, high school, college, seminary, and doctoral work. Much appreciation goes, not so much to those who taught me the most, but to those who made the greatest impact on my life.\u00a0\u00a0Elementary School is a no-brainer, partly because of frequent family moves due to mother\u2019s illness and Dad\u2019s military service, I attended six schools in six years.\u00a0\u00a0Meryl Acton was my 6th grade teacher.\u00a0\u00a0She often said, \u201cThere is greatness in this room.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0As I looked around the room I decided it must be me.\u00a0\u00a0Many years later, I determined, it was her.\u00a0\u00a0I dedicated the first book I authored to her.\u00a0\u00a0In her 90s, she called to thank me. I attended two Junior High Schools in three years, but by-far, my favorite teacher was Mrs. Rowlings, the Typing teacher.\u00a0\u00a0I had no earthly idea how much I would use what she taught me for the remainder of my life. She was a huge basketball fan and celebrated with me when I was awarded an athletic basketball letter in the 8th grade, then again when I earned an athletic basketball\u00a0\u00a0letter in the 9th grade – from a different school.\u00a0\u00a0High School is a tie between two coaches. Joe Tusa, who not only led our school to football championships, but was my 10th grade basketball coach. When I ended up in the hospital with a broken neck, he saved my place on the roster, even though I didn\u2019t make it back for one year. A close second was my baseball Coach, LeRoy Ashmore, who was for many years the winningest High School Baseball Coach in Texas.\u00a0\u00a0What\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0I will never forget is his frequently repeated comment, \u201cDon\u2019t die on Third.\u00a0\u00a0We can\u2019t win if you guys die on Third.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Of course, he was talking about baseball, but what a great life-lesson. College professor, Dr. A.J. Quinn taught me it was OK to be human and challenged me to get serious about God\u2019s call on my life, when I was having a bit too much fun in college.\u00a0\u00a0Seminary favorite was Dr. Cal Guy, who enflamed a mission calling in me. While I had Dr. Roy Fish during my first year in Seminary and his first year on the faculty, we did not become friends until my doctoral studies.\u00a0\u00a0Friend, Mentor, faculty colleague, he died way too soon to suit me.\u00a0\u00a0Wow!\u00a0\u00a0How blessed I have been! How greatly I appreciate all my teachers.\u00a0\u00a0Jesus said, \u201cA disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone who is perfectly trained will be like his teacher\u201d (Luke 6:40).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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