Emotional Night

Last night was our 8th grade banquet, which is like 8th grade graduation, but with a little more to it. We had a meal, worship with the 8th grade worship team, a slide show of pictures, awards and then the students received Bibles in honor of their graduation. It was a great night; I am always so proud of the students when I think how much they have grown this year. Then, as a surprise to me, the students gave me a binder full of letters they had written to me and a necklace that has "We'll Miss You- Class of 2008" engraved on the back. Wow- that was so meaningful and it was all I could do to hold it together in front of everyone. I did pretty well until I got into my car, and then the waterworks came. Mark just got home from MN and I greeted him with a lot of tears-- sorry Mark! Thankfully he was nothing but supportive.

Zeeland Christian has been an incredible blessing to me. The staff has been like a 2nd family and the kids are amazing. I have experienced God over and over in this place. I could not have asked for a better place to teach. I hope I am not done at this place, my role is just changing for awhile. To all my students who are reading this- you have impacted me in ways you will never know. You guys are great and I will miss you all!

It has been a tough transition for me to move out of teaching full time and to move into being a mom (hopefully soon). But, even amidst all the emotions, God continues to be faithful; He keeps moving and blessing Mark and I in ways we could never have imagined. I am trusting that He has amazing plans for our future.

Baseball

My husband is a huge MN Twins fan so last night, when they played Detroit, we were there. One of Mark's friends was with us and his family has season tickets, so we had great seats. I am not as crazy about baseball as Mark is, but I do like watching games once in a while, especially when it means I get to spend time with Mark. It helped that it was a beautiful night and as a bonus, the Twins won!

Enjoy the beautiful weather Michiganders and have a fabulous Memorial Weekend!

A New Toy

Until we have a child we will keep spoiling our dog :)

What I Keep Trying to Remind Myself of...

... Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:6-7

Camp

I just got back from two days of camp with the Zeeland Christian 7th graders. Every spring the 8th grade teachers take the 7th graders to Camp Roger to do some leadership training and prepare them for next year. It is always a really powerful couple of days because we get to know the kids and they get a chance to reflect on this year and plan for next year. I am always blown away by the incredible honesty and maturity 12 year olds can have when you give them a chance to talk about real stuff. I am very blessed to work with kids like this!

5 Months

As of today, we have been waiting 5 months for a referral. I think that we have about 7-10 months yet to wait, but it is great to have 5 down. I have 3 weeks left of school and even though I am looking forward to the summer break, anticipating the transition into being at home more has been hard for me, especially with the wait we have in front of us yet. God is good and even though I have to admit that some days are much better than others, we just keep trying to lean on Him for peace and patience.

Tulip Time Fun