This week was difficult for me to think of thankful things (except for Barrett, I breath thankfulness for him…enter cheesy girl sigh here with dreamy look____________). Not because I don’t have any, but because of circumstances blinding my inward view…once again! Come on, bad things 2 weeks in a row? Shouldn’t we have a more…
Keepin it Cool…Or Not
“I CAN’T HEAR YOU! IM TRYING, BUT I CAN’T HEAR YOU” I whined to Shinto in my grade 9 class as the hum of the overworked AC in my room blocked out his mouse-like voice as he tried to answer my question on thermal energy. Friday found my nerve status frayed and at an all…
Uniform Juggling
I never was good at juggling. I continue to try thinking I’ll get it…catch one, throw the other, catch the next one, easy toss, not too hard…but inevitably I end up dropping, throwing, or losing one of the objects I was tossing. This week proved no different with the various events that were vying for…
Monks, Luther, and Pie
“Ms. Colleen, who wears these?” Ben asked as he grabbed the brown monk cloak he was wearing for our Halloween dress up day. “Catholic monks.” Ben dressed up in his brown cloak and painted his face like a ghost for the day…he really did look freaky! By the time he got to my half hour…
A Time for Everything
Have you ever had such a great vacation or time in your life where words are so inadequate that they would be a mockery to the occasion? I just did. As I was in the taxi on my way back from the airport (minus my luggage as it felt like Korea was a better place…