Still Flapp'n

I was happy this week when my friend from Dar sent me this picture of the wings I painted on her wall last November. It's fun to know that they're still in use.

"Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom."
2 CORINTHIANS 3:17

Helium Balloons of the Spirit

As in the last term, we start each day with  a devotional from Jesus Calling,  by Sarah Young. One morning this week we read this one, "Live in My light." (Yes, I know it's not the month of May.)

The kids heard the metaphor of shame, guilt, self-pity, etc... being rocks in a backpack weighing us down, then they immediately made a new metaphor: love, mercy, forgiveness, etc... must be helium balloons that lift us up when we trust in Christ's death for our forgiveness.

So I think we have a new modern-day parable. I'm sure Jesus would have spoken about helium balloons when he taught about freedom from sin, only in His time period no one would have understood!

House Tour

Welcome to my home. My housemate, Ronit, put this little video together. You'll even get to see me and our guard dogs, Zevi and Chui... though they aren't looking very ferocious. (The vehicle isn't ours; we were just borrowing it for a night.)

We're really thankful for our lovely home. It's cheerful and manageable to care for, a good price and convenient location. I'm really thankful for Ronit too, because sharing the house with her is a big part of it feeling like a home. God blesses abundantly.

Cat's Cradle and a Cat

I'm teaching a mini history unit on first peoples of North America and Australia (the two countries currently represented at LVLC). This week we learned about the Plains and Southwest Native Americans.

We learned about buffalo hunts and pueblos. The kids got to try shooting a bow and arrow, basket weaving, and playing Cat's Cradle, which Plains children played.

In art we focused on compositions that emphasize an important detail. This is sort of the LVLC mascot, Orio the Cat.