This is my attempt to post on my blog more often. I want to try and reflect on my days, to see the good in all things. God has blessed me in so many ways, and so often it is easy to get bogged down and miss the positive things that have happened. The rays of sunshine in my day today?
-On Saturday Amanda and I went to one of her boy's pizza restaurants that his parents own. This kid is pretty much one of the cutest little Taiwanese boys on the face of the planet. He was so excited to see us there but was really shy and tried to hide in the kitchen. He did show us the pizza boxes he put together though, including trying to pull one out in the middle of the giant stack! Anyways, today when he saw me he got really excited and was saying my name and waving really big. I went over and asked him what his favorite part of his Thanksgiving weekend was, and he responded with, "When you and Miss Metzler came to my restaurant!" Wow. I love that my presence can mean so much to a little second grader who is not even my student. If only I was that excited about spending time with God every day.
-Bible Study. We talked about God's timing and how so often we want to wait upon the event rather than waiting upon the Lord. I was reminded that I need to wait upon Him and He will show me in HIS perfect timing what is best for me. I love good reminders like that!
May you feel His presence today!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
I am a failure at blogging
So it's the end of November and I haven't blogged since the beginning of October. Whoops. I keep wanting to blog and put pictures on, but I haven't downloaded any pictures this year because my hard drive is full. In order to download said pictures, I have to take my old ones off my harddrive. I am a chicken. Hopefully one day I will get brave enough to do that. Maybe when I see my brother in a month he can help me with that... So for now this will just be a written update. And it better be good, since I have two months worth of things to talk about. Let's see...what about the letters of the alphabet?
A--amazing talks with my class. Just the other day, I had an awesome talk with them about Jesus and our need for a Savior. I am praying that many seeds were planted and watered. I love teaching at a Christian school.
B--books. Over Thanksgiving, I was actually able to read something other than third grade level books. Yay!
C--church--I am still going to the same church down here. I have had church friends over a couple times now, and that has been really neat. I am hoping to do that more!
D--drama. My kids are WAY less into the "he said/she said" thing this year. Praise the Lord!
E--empanadas. One of my favorite Dominican foods--a meat filled pastry that you can buy from a stand on the side of the road for under a dollar. Let's just say several walks have taken place just to get empanadas :).
F--Food. On the topic of food, I enjoyed learning how to make a Dominican dish from my church friends. Now I just need to try making it by myself.
G--gym. I am going to a Dominican gym--let's just say I better be a better dancer after this! I usually go to the classes, and they all include some kind of dance moves. Favorite line from the instructor so far, "You try hard, but you lack a bit of coordination." Yes, that pretty much sums up my life.
H-Health. Unfortanately, my voice problems have come back this year. The nodules in my throat came back, but this time i just didn't have to talk for a weekend. I go back to the doctor next week--we'll see what he says.
I--Ice! I am SO looking forward to ice skating when I get home! It is still SO hot here!
J--jackets. We went to the mountains for Thanksgiving and it was actually cold enough to need a sweatshirt! Wow! It felt so good and a little weird to be cold.
K--kindness. The Lord has been so good to me--His kindness is amazing! I am so thankful for all the ways He has shown me kindness.
L--laughter. So many things make me smile. I love laughing with my kids. One of my favorite stories? We had an evacuation drill to practice for earthquakes, etc. One of my kids comes up to me and says, "Last year, we had a drill, and that same day there was a little earthquake. How did the principal know?" Oh, the innocence of third graders!
M--mountains. I love living in a city surrounded by mountains. It was really neat to spend a couple days in them as well. They are very different than the rugged ones of the Pacific Northwest, but beautiful nonetheless.
N--naps! What more can I say? :)
O--ocean. I love living close to the ocean as well. It is so relaxing! The beauty of God's creation truly blows me away!
P--Parents! My parents are coming in less than two weeks! I am excited to see them and spend time relaxing with them. They also will come to church with me--let's hope my Spanish brain is turned on then!
Q--Quiet. I am enjoying the few quiet moments I have in the craziness of life to get to know my Savior better.
R--Rita! My friend from college, Rita, is also coming when my parents come. She lives in Puerto Rico and we have wanted to "hop islands," and so she is! I am so excited that she gets to come too!
S--Spanish. My Spanish is slowly improving. I understand a lot now, but sometimes the words to speak back get way stuck in my head. I am taking lessons now, so hopefully that will help.
T--Turkeys! My mom sent me a little stuffed turkey last year. It has now been to the beach and to the mountains. Oh, I have to mention that this turkey gobbles. Yes, gobbles. Yay for funny presents!
U--Umbrellas. A necessity in this country. My friend Amanda and I learned a valuable lesson: make sure your umbrella is a good one before taking it outside, even if it's not raining very hard yet. It probably will, and your umbrella might break, and you might get very wet. I just wish we had a picture of what that umbrella looked like!
V--victories! My friend Sarah and I have the priveledge of leading elementary chapel every week. We have been talking about the names of God, and one of them is Jehovah Nissi, God is our battle fighter. He gives us so many victories! Thank you Jesus!
W--water. For some reason, about a month ago our water was cut off for two days. They were an interesting two days, that's for sure. You learn to not take things for granted when you don't have them any more!
X--x-ray. Well, I haven't broken any bones yet! That's good!
Y--youngsters. I am excited to go back home and meet my friends' new babies! And also to see those who were just tiny when I left.
Z--zippers. Makes me think of lunch boxes. My students have figured out you can do much more with a lunch box besides just put your lunch in it. You can: stick your head in it, zip it up, and walk around running into things; hit people with it; wear it like a hat; sit on it; swing in like a slingshot; use it like sumo wrestling pads; play catch, and I am sure there is more they can teach me! They're funny!
Well, that is a quick A-Z update on my life. Thanks for reading, and I hope your day is blessed!
A--amazing talks with my class. Just the other day, I had an awesome talk with them about Jesus and our need for a Savior. I am praying that many seeds were planted and watered. I love teaching at a Christian school.
B--books. Over Thanksgiving, I was actually able to read something other than third grade level books. Yay!
C--church--I am still going to the same church down here. I have had church friends over a couple times now, and that has been really neat. I am hoping to do that more!
D--drama. My kids are WAY less into the "he said/she said" thing this year. Praise the Lord!
E--empanadas. One of my favorite Dominican foods--a meat filled pastry that you can buy from a stand on the side of the road for under a dollar. Let's just say several walks have taken place just to get empanadas :).
F--Food. On the topic of food, I enjoyed learning how to make a Dominican dish from my church friends. Now I just need to try making it by myself.
G--gym. I am going to a Dominican gym--let's just say I better be a better dancer after this! I usually go to the classes, and they all include some kind of dance moves. Favorite line from the instructor so far, "You try hard, but you lack a bit of coordination." Yes, that pretty much sums up my life.
H-Health. Unfortanately, my voice problems have come back this year. The nodules in my throat came back, but this time i just didn't have to talk for a weekend. I go back to the doctor next week--we'll see what he says.
I--Ice! I am SO looking forward to ice skating when I get home! It is still SO hot here!
J--jackets. We went to the mountains for Thanksgiving and it was actually cold enough to need a sweatshirt! Wow! It felt so good and a little weird to be cold.
K--kindness. The Lord has been so good to me--His kindness is amazing! I am so thankful for all the ways He has shown me kindness.
L--laughter. So many things make me smile. I love laughing with my kids. One of my favorite stories? We had an evacuation drill to practice for earthquakes, etc. One of my kids comes up to me and says, "Last year, we had a drill, and that same day there was a little earthquake. How did the principal know?" Oh, the innocence of third graders!
M--mountains. I love living in a city surrounded by mountains. It was really neat to spend a couple days in them as well. They are very different than the rugged ones of the Pacific Northwest, but beautiful nonetheless.
N--naps! What more can I say? :)
O--ocean. I love living close to the ocean as well. It is so relaxing! The beauty of God's creation truly blows me away!
P--Parents! My parents are coming in less than two weeks! I am excited to see them and spend time relaxing with them. They also will come to church with me--let's hope my Spanish brain is turned on then!
Q--Quiet. I am enjoying the few quiet moments I have in the craziness of life to get to know my Savior better.
R--Rita! My friend from college, Rita, is also coming when my parents come. She lives in Puerto Rico and we have wanted to "hop islands," and so she is! I am so excited that she gets to come too!
S--Spanish. My Spanish is slowly improving. I understand a lot now, but sometimes the words to speak back get way stuck in my head. I am taking lessons now, so hopefully that will help.
T--Turkeys! My mom sent me a little stuffed turkey last year. It has now been to the beach and to the mountains. Oh, I have to mention that this turkey gobbles. Yes, gobbles. Yay for funny presents!
U--Umbrellas. A necessity in this country. My friend Amanda and I learned a valuable lesson: make sure your umbrella is a good one before taking it outside, even if it's not raining very hard yet. It probably will, and your umbrella might break, and you might get very wet. I just wish we had a picture of what that umbrella looked like!
V--victories! My friend Sarah and I have the priveledge of leading elementary chapel every week. We have been talking about the names of God, and one of them is Jehovah Nissi, God is our battle fighter. He gives us so many victories! Thank you Jesus!
W--water. For some reason, about a month ago our water was cut off for two days. They were an interesting two days, that's for sure. You learn to not take things for granted when you don't have them any more!
X--x-ray. Well, I haven't broken any bones yet! That's good!
Y--youngsters. I am excited to go back home and meet my friends' new babies! And also to see those who were just tiny when I left.
Z--zippers. Makes me think of lunch boxes. My students have figured out you can do much more with a lunch box besides just put your lunch in it. You can: stick your head in it, zip it up, and walk around running into things; hit people with it; wear it like a hat; sit on it; swing in like a slingshot; use it like sumo wrestling pads; play catch, and I am sure there is more they can teach me! They're funny!
Well, that is a quick A-Z update on my life. Thanks for reading, and I hope your day is blessed!
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