Past Progressive Tense

This week, my lesson in my English 1 class revolves in progressive tenses.

So  we’re talking about Past Progressive Tense in my two English 1 classes this morning. After showing [and processing] them the picture  (see insert), my additional motivation question was… “Was there something in your past that you’d like to go back to and perhaps you’d like to change? Why?”

That question generated several answers and interactions from my students… SUCCESS! I nailed my first objective in this lesson (Note: It is my goal to make my students talk and propel them to share their ideas, this is with the aim to improve their spoken and written (English) language skills. Thus, communicative approach is being utilized) … After the sharing I was trying to wrap up the motivation question when one of my students blurted this question “How about you Ma’am? Is there something you would like to change in the past?” I was about to dismiss that silly interrogation… when most of the class reverberated the question… So I was obliged to answer, and I said “there was none!”… Most of my male students were dubious about my answer, and one of the boys boldly said “Whattabout past boyfriends?” I sensed where this type of question was heading… but I felt that I need to create an impression of my stand and set things right before them! (as a role model)

SO I told them with firmness in my voice [Now this is the meat of my blog] that I made the right choice and I chose the right man…

Alright! It may be hard to believe for many… But I can look straight in anyone’s eye and say that my husband is the right man for me… He is not perfect… but I could really say that he is the best! He is the living proof that God’s word is true… that all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28) …

There are so many things that I thank God for my husband… aside from being a changed man, my husband has admirable qualities that I appreciate so much… he is like a mother hen to our three kids… (like he takes care of them whenever the kids are sick, or he attends PTA meetings, and or he is even a stage-dad, and etc.)  … Aside from those qualities, he is a loving husband who tucks me to our bed and puts me to sleep… He makes sure that I am ok , and he spoils me with food…. and more.

Sure there are rough moments because as individuals, we too have our differences… we argue…sometimes we fight…and there are times that we have our own “lampshade” positions at night because we could not come to agree on things… but hey! That’s married life… you fight and you make up! But the best thing in my marriage is that God brings us together… our love for God makes us see each other the way God sees us. We learn to forgive our shortcomings and we put up with our weaknesses because God’s grace abounds in us. Whenever we are being swept over by our stubbornness, God’s unconditional love gently reminds us to extend the same to each other. Having a betterhalf who loves God and wants to honor Him in everything that he does is indeed worth more than gold. I don’t want to trade him for anything.