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Thursday, June 7, 2018
The Winds of Fate
Corwyn, our affectionate, sweet, rambunctious year-old Corgi has been finding specific items to destroy recently.
When we don't get out with her she seems much more destructive.
In the mornings I've been sitting by the fireplace to read my four chapters from the Bible. I placed my KJV large print on the ledge beneath the fire after reading.
I came home after school to find my Bible's cover ripped apart!
She is such a heathen.
I duct-taped it back together, but it most certainly doesn't have the appeal it had. The contents are the same :)
I picked up:
When we don't get out with her she seems much more destructive.
In the mornings I've been sitting by the fireplace to read my four chapters from the Bible. I placed my KJV large print on the ledge beneath the fire after reading.
I came home after school to find my Bible's cover ripped apart!
She is such a heathen.
I duct-taped it back together, but it most certainly doesn't have the appeal it had. The contents are the same :)
I picked up:
I've been working on several foreign languages these past few years.
German is my second language. I studied German for foreigners at the University of Munich years ago. I also studied Spanish for two years in high school. In Germany I studied Turkish for a year. Recently I've been dabbling in Hebrew, and this fall I'm starting Greek. That's the plan.
Spanish is something I've been trying to re-learn, since at the jail there are some only-Spanish speakers. I have substitute taught in the Spanish classes at my school this year, too, so I really need to brush up on Spanish.
But I am so much more proficient in German----yet my grammar is atrocious. I understand most of it, but I have issues writing and speaking it.
Enter Corwyn's direction.
I've decided to read the rest of this year's Bible reading in Deutsch. I had just started in Isaiah, so it's a great place to begin.
Just excited to continue learning----both language AND what the LORD is teaching me through His word.
Auf Wiedersehen.
Moments
Ed's Graduation Speech
Ed, As your mom and teacher I know much more about you than any other human being on earth. God knows your heart.
Today I'm going to give a glimpse of you to everyone else sitting here.
I know they all appreciate you---but I want them to see a bit of my view.
You have become a bright light.
This dinner marks your academic progress---ongoing, of course:
You have directed your own education, and you've succeeded masterfully.
"The world is your oyster" comes to mind, at least in the academic sense. I see those high marks in all subjects.
I am not good at math, so I take pictures of the assignments in my math classes I sub for, and text them to Ed so he can help me teach things I don't understand!
But academics is only a part of the whole that is Ed.
Music. I'm thrilled you share my love of the pipe organ. I am the most fortunate mom. I get to hear you practice. I love it.
I'm impressed, too, as is anyone who listens to you.
And then I must speak of your character, your personality.
You shine here, Ed.
From the day you were diagnosed with Leukemia I told you often, "I'm so glad you exist."
We didn't know how long we'd have.
You'd already been battling bi-polar disorder, instability, life challenges for sure...but then you had a whole new challenge----CANCER---and you managed that, with aplomb, even,
Now you face challenges with artificial knees----surgery coming up just weeks from now---but I feel you'll manage that too.
The bank where you work is lucky to have you. You've benefited from them too.
How many teenage boys deal with a half dozen middle aged women on a daily basis?
Your world and my world are inverted right now! :)
So, Ed, whatever path you choose----engineering, music, linguistics, computers, banking, philosophy, theology----I feel confident that GOD will keep you, bless you, make His face shine upon you.
I'm glad you EXIST!
Ed, As your mom and teacher I know much more about you than any other human being on earth. God knows your heart.
Today I'm going to give a glimpse of you to everyone else sitting here.
I know they all appreciate you---but I want them to see a bit of my view.
You have become a bright light.
This dinner marks your academic progress---ongoing, of course:
You have directed your own education, and you've succeeded masterfully.
"The world is your oyster" comes to mind, at least in the academic sense. I see those high marks in all subjects.
I am not good at math, so I take pictures of the assignments in my math classes I sub for, and text them to Ed so he can help me teach things I don't understand!
But academics is only a part of the whole that is Ed.
Music. I'm thrilled you share my love of the pipe organ. I am the most fortunate mom. I get to hear you practice. I love it.
I'm impressed, too, as is anyone who listens to you.
And then I must speak of your character, your personality.
You shine here, Ed.
From the day you were diagnosed with Leukemia I told you often, "I'm so glad you exist."
We didn't know how long we'd have.
You'd already been battling bi-polar disorder, instability, life challenges for sure...but then you had a whole new challenge----CANCER---and you managed that, with aplomb, even,
Now you face challenges with artificial knees----surgery coming up just weeks from now---but I feel you'll manage that too.
The bank where you work is lucky to have you. You've benefited from them too.
How many teenage boys deal with a half dozen middle aged women on a daily basis?
Your world and my world are inverted right now! :)
So, Ed, whatever path you choose----engineering, music, linguistics, computers, banking, philosophy, theology----I feel confident that GOD will keep you, bless you, make His face shine upon you.
I'm glad you EXIST!
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