TWO TEACHERS........................

I have watched the evening news for more years than I care to count. However, it is not often (thank you God)
that someone you know is featured in the local news. Last week it happened to me, not once but twice. I would
rather have done without either one, but such was not to be my destiny.

I have mentioned both these men in my previous blogs, but with all the goings on these days, I learned something about myself.

Cliff Kehoe, and Rick Rogers, both men have played an important part in my life. I have know both of them for over 12 years, and have come to love them both. they both taught school at McCaw at the same time. Cliff
taught 3rd grade and Rick 4th grade. I had their students as Mighty Miners and both teachers were loved by
their students.

Now as life would have it, both teachers are lost to the students forever. Cliff, as you know was diagnosed with
terminal cancer and Rick was arrested for child pornography. How sad for this world. I cannot condone Rick's actions, but the one thing I have learned is that even though I hate the sin, I can still pray for the
sinner. I am devastated to lose these two friends in my life. I have the feeling that there are hundreds of
people who have these same emotions as I have and I pray for them too. It is hard to let people go out of
your life, One to the loving arms of our Savior, the other to whatever the courts decide. I pray for peace for
both of them.