Colossians 1

Last Sunday the Trek boys and Justin recited the first chapter of Colossians in front of church. I was so proud of them, especially the boys. It's a little nerve-wracking for them, I know, but they did a great job.

Somehow they managed to all dress in gray tones too without planning it too!  :)

miscellany

1. I'm sitting here eating spoonfuls out of the hot fudge jar. MMM... taste that sugar sliding down your throat.

2. I had collaboration with a fellow teacher today to create our benchmarks. It was so nice to have the time to work together, and feel like we had control over the curriculum. I collaborated with our ELD teacher, who also teaches English II. Her insights were great and I loved hearing about her teaching experiences.

3. I'm excited for my junior highers at church to present Colossians chapter one to the church in two Sundays. It's so thrilling to see them commit the versed to memory and really embrace the truth. I also had them start their thanksgiving pillows  this week.... I'll have to post a picture of the finished projects next week!

4. I have to sell tickets for the football game tomorrow. Meh. Not so excited about that, but hoping that I will see some of my former students too. It's part of my teacher duties, which aren't always fun, but it helps out the school. It's good for me to get out and support the school as well. It's not so good that I am making caramel twists for breakfast Monday before we go to evangelism, which means that I will probably be up a little late. Not so cool, but worth it. Last week, I actually dreamed that I was making them and they were coming out the the oven all gooey and scrumptious. Isn't that ridiculous?

I'm out!

Hobo Stew

Last week was pretty normal. I kept thinking that I should blog, but nothing interesting happened until the weekend, and then I was busy. So, I will start with Hobo Stew on Saturday.

Each year my church has a Hobo Stew gathering. Now it might sound crazy, but it's good: Each person brings one can of something to dump in the soup. Mostly it's potatoes, corn, beans, the usual veggies. But then a few people will bring noodles, or Vienna sausage, or pineapple, or something different like that. Somehow, it always turns out good. I should note that grandma always starts it off with beef and onion base, but it always turns into a tomato-veggie soup. This year it had a pretty mild flavor, last year it was a bit more spicy. Either way, it's super fun for everyone to get together. Games and horse rides for the kids, and time to talk for the adults. We have cornbread, cider, and desserts too. Did I mention that my church likes to eat?

All in all, my uncle Tim's church joined us too, and we have about 160 people. That's the biggest ever, I think. And while it's stressful for grandma and grandpa to get ready (especially this year with harvest two days before), I still know that they like it. So does everyone else!

Justin and I helped bring chairs and tables over on Saturday morning, and load them again on Sunday afternoon. (Side note: my arms were a little bit sore) We were glad to help out though, and plus we got leftover stew on Sunday!

Here's  a few pics: