I'm quite sure that I have never skewed the age range in a room quite so much to the older side. My first trip to Gordon was eye opening, my eyes kept popping open thinking - "they look 12." The student I was eating with kept chuckling, and then pointed to someone and said "He doesn't look 12." I turned to see one of the cafeteria workers who was there when I was in school. Just for the record - campus workers don't count!
Feeling old was only solidified when after three hours I couldn't remember certain world capitals, like, say - Baghdad. (Sorry Dan.) I did manage to get some of the continents right on that part of the quiz though. (Who gives a quiz on the first day of class!? - oh, me...). Then there was the student next to me who asked "Was this building here when you were a student." Now, with many new buildings on campus this was not a total shock - but we were in the library building. It doesn't even look new!
Other than feeling closer in age to the prof than the students our class is going well. We are auditing, so we don't have to do all the work. (Thus we will not be writing the 25 page research paper!) We would still like to do as much as we can though, so we have been studying a lot. One of this weeks books is Six Dangerous Questions to transform your World View. So far a very interesting, and thought provoking read.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Geese, Bagpipes and Soccer
Can you guess what they all have in common? (Think about it, really, don't just cheat and read ahead.) This is that sentence where you are expecting to find the answer, but I'm not that silly! Come on, I'm a teacher. You will just have to be patient.
We are still hoping to be in Guatemala this December, and we have just learned that if we can get there a house may be available for us. That is exciting, but we are trying to remain calm as we know that God's timing doesn't revolve around a house. In the meantime we are continuing with our life here in New Hampshire.
This past week Abigail started Pre-K at Seacoast Christian School, where until this year I was a Spanish teacher. She was very hesitant, and clingy, when she learned that I wouldn't actually be staying at the school with her. She did much better at saying goodbye on the second day of school though. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
Have you figured it out yet? I know, it was a hard one. They are all things that can be found at Gordon College. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? Nothing. (Though I do often wonder what the price of tea really is in China.) It does have to do with our ministry though. Kenneth and I begin taking a class about the history of missions on September 8, at - you guessed it - Gordon College. We are very grateful that the professor, Paul Borthwick, is allowing us to audit the class. Thankful partially due to the saved money, but also due to the reduced work load. I can't even begin to imagine trying to take the class for a grade with the life that we have right now. In the first two weeks alone there are 3 books to read. Yeah right! I could barely do that in college, before children, and I'm a fast reader.
The class looks as though it will be very interesting and informative, which is exciting. It's not the date night most people look for, but hey - you gotta' do what you gotta' do. Please pray that we will be able to absorb a little more information in these aging brains of ours. (That was for your benefit Dad.) Thanks!
We are still hoping to be in Guatemala this December, and we have just learned that if we can get there a house may be available for us. That is exciting, but we are trying to remain calm as we know that God's timing doesn't revolve around a house. In the meantime we are continuing with our life here in New Hampshire.
This past week Abigail started Pre-K at Seacoast Christian School, where until this year I was a Spanish teacher. She was very hesitant, and clingy, when she learned that I wouldn't actually be staying at the school with her. She did much better at saying goodbye on the second day of school though. We'll see how tomorrow goes.
Have you figured it out yet? I know, it was a hard one. They are all things that can be found at Gordon College. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? Nothing. (Though I do often wonder what the price of tea really is in China.) It does have to do with our ministry though. Kenneth and I begin taking a class about the history of missions on September 8, at - you guessed it - Gordon College. We are very grateful that the professor, Paul Borthwick, is allowing us to audit the class. Thankful partially due to the saved money, but also due to the reduced work load. I can't even begin to imagine trying to take the class for a grade with the life that we have right now. In the first two weeks alone there are 3 books to read. Yeah right! I could barely do that in college, before children, and I'm a fast reader.
The class looks as though it will be very interesting and informative, which is exciting. It's not the date night most people look for, but hey - you gotta' do what you gotta' do. Please pray that we will be able to absorb a little more information in these aging brains of ours. (That was for your benefit Dad.) Thanks!
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