Update

Wow, I am really failing at this monthly blog post update! :( So sorry!

Since October I started and finished my first masters class, went home for Christmas break, and jumped full swing into second semester. 

My masters class was called Perspectives on Character Education. It was really good, but there was sooo much reading, and a very time consuming class!

Two days after the class finished I went home for Christmas. It was great to be home and to see my immediate family, grandparents, and some extended family! God even blessed me with a dusting of snow!!!!

Christmas Day Dinner

Decorating Gingerbread Houses with my siblings - minus Stefan :( 

Warming up by the fire! 

 SNOW!!! 

Before I went home my kids had their annual Christmas play. I was very proud of how well they did! Always one of my favorite times of the year!

So, there is a quick update. Since I am not taking a class this semester I don't have an excuse, and will try to update more often. 

Today at school we celebrated Valentine's Day, and next Friday is President's Day where students dress up like a president. I will try to take pictures of some of the things we did then and post again soon.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner I have been reflecting on God's love for me, and how I ought to love those around me. As a first grade teacher I admit there are many days where that is really hard, especially towards particular students. But then I am reminded that God does not love us based off of how much we love Him back, how much we obey or are easy to get along with. Nor does He love us based on how much time we spend with Him. His love is unconditional! I am so thankful for this truth!

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. ... We love because he first loved us. ... And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother." 

1 John 4:7, 19, 21