01.23.08
A whole new world . . .
Well, the new semester is off to a grand start! Mike is back to work and generally busy and stressed out. I’m staying home with Ioan - which is a big change from teaching 11th grade Pre-Calculus! It’s an adjustment, in more ways than one, but God provides. In the face of loneliness: several “experienced” stay-at-home moms have told me to give them a call any time I need to get out, the school has been great about letting me take Ioan by to visit, and I’ve really been reminded that there is a friend who never fails. In the face of financial changes, we’ve been given far more than we ever hoped to receive. (We still have enough diapers from the shower - in the right sizes - to get us through February!) God has even provided opportunities for me to continue teaching in the high school girls’ Bible study and middle school girls’ elective class.
Next week is a busy one - it is Spiritual Emphasis week at school. Please be praying for that - we’d like to see God calling our students to himself, whether in salvation or just to know him better. The topic for the week is the story of Joseph, and the speaking will be divided up between the pastor of our church, the middle and high school Bible teachers, and the high school history teacher. On Wednesday, we will have our annual purity seminar - a day when we cancel regular classes and take the time to challenge the kids to be pure and holy (”set-apart”) in every area of their lives. I will be teaching two sessions to the middle school girls - the first is about the qualities and characteristics that define a true friend, the second is about finding beauty in the image of God, rather than in following cultural pressures. Please pray for wisdom as I prepare.
Next week we will also be visited by one of my best friends from Cedarville. (Yet another example of God giving more than we dare to imagine). I’m really looking forward to spending some time with her.  Pray that she has a safe and uneventful trip.
That’s all the news I can think of at the moment. I will try to post baby pictures as soon as Mike shows me how. 