Lately We've been

Buying: groceries

Considering: getting my  haircut
Cooking: chicken noodle soup
Eating: salad with the Yum-o salad dressing (thanks Liz!)
Googleing : the olympic schedule and Slovenia
Learning: that my students love me and are ever so cute!
Listening: Selah
Loving: the monkey house shoes that the Quaker Chicks sent me
Planning: creative ways to review division with remainders
Reading: Exodus and a book called Private Justice by Terri Blackstock
Watching: my entire class play dodge ball with one ball!
Wearing: the color purple today (as well as many of the other elementary staff, weird and not planned)

Wishing: that it would be just a tad bit warmer

Thankful: that the sun is actually shining today (not providing a lot of warmth but shining none the less)

Writing:  our newsletter

Encouragement...

I received three notes from one student today in a cute little handmade envelope!  They were such an encouragement and so cute that I have to share them with you:

Note 1: "Dear Miss Brunker, You are funny and so cute and beautiful."

Note 2: "Dear Miss Brunker,  I love you and you are very nice and kind.  You are cute and your house shoes are so cute and funny."

Note 3: "Dear Miss Brunker, I love you and you are my best teacher in the whole world."

Don't those notes make you smile?!  It is amazing the lives we touch when we allow the Lord to have complete control of our lives!  Have a wonderful day!

Update

Lately We’ve Been

Buying: fabric for a quilt
Considering: visiting a new church in Vienna
Cooking: homemade calzones
Eating: fruit salad
Googleing : the Iditarod dogsled race
Learning: German (well trying at least!) and trying to figure out if saxophone lessons are something Amanda can do! 
Listening: The David Crowder Band
Loving: our students will all of our hearts and petting a few cute kitties!
Planning: Fun lesson ideas for Stone Fox and the Physics of Sound Unit
Reading: Genesis, Job, and Stone Fox
Watching: The Closer
Wearing: slacks and other warm clothing due to these rather cold days!

Wishing: that Amanda’s camera would magically heal itself!

Ways to Pray

·         - for Amanda’s sister-in-law who was recently diagnosed with colon cancer

·         - for our time in the Word to stay consistent

·         - for the details of our Energy Break plans to come together with many moments of rest

·         - for fellowship and close friendship s to strengthen

·         - for the rest of our support to come in QUICKLY

·         - for our students and their parents' ministries/jobs

Adventures in the kitchen

Carrie and I recently had a friend visit from Black Forest Academy in Germany.  We had a lot of fun.  One day we introduced Rachel to drinking chocolate.  Please enjoy Rachel's blog video by clicking on this sentence.