Out of the Mouths of Babes

While at her own home the other evening, my granddaughter was trying very hard to do something all by herself. When she accomplished the task, she threw her hands in the air and yelled, "Thank you, Jesus!"

GPS Gone Haywire

Teaching school is always an education to all. I should really complile those "educational" moments and publish a book. Here is one story that would be included. When asked to write clear directions TO her house for emergency situations, a kindergartner's mother wrote:

• Always flush.
• Wash hands after using bathroom.
• No running in the house.
• Eat everything on your plate.
• Do your chores.

Two Lefts Don't Make a Right

The school bell has rung! Yep, we are enduring the longest stretch of consecutive 90 degree or above days in recent history, and we are in school. As my fourth grade students enter the room the first day, I always find out whether they are left or right handed as the student desk is determined by the student's handedness. I asked one young man if he was right or left handed and he didn't understand. So I asked which hand he writes with. He replied that he hadn't written anything over the summer, so he didn't know. It's going to be an interesting year!

Mission Work, Living

I'm back from the mission trip to Honduras. I have much to share and many pictures (of which I don't know how to load). All in due time. Did you know that in the slum neighborhoods of the capital of Honduras the annual income is $700 to $1000 a year? Most of the houses we visited during the bags of corn delivery were one or two rooms, the outside covered with crude wooden planks, a dirt floor and plastic bags or tablecloths used to cover the inside walls. One house had a plastic tablecloth that said Happy Birthday all over it. The schools have bars on the windows and razor wire on top of the perimeter wall. Those are not there to prevent looting, but for protection for the children. Anywhere we went was uphill, both ways. In order for a child to attend school, the parent must pay all book fees, buy a backpack, and buy uniforms. You can understand that several children are not able to attend school. More to come.