Category School life

Just wanted to post a few pictures from the Christmas program at the school last week.  The kids did a great job of making decorations, singing songs, and sharing the true meaning of Christmas.  Please pray that the truth of…

A couple of years ago when I first came to Spirit Lake, I wrote about a little boy who brought a Bible to school and spent most of his recess reading it (click here to read the whole story).  That same…

I experienced a sweet reminder earlier today at recess…  It was snowing lightly and I was in my own little world, studying the perfect design of each snowflake on the sleeves of my grey, wool jacket.  As the first-grade girls came out, I called them…

Today I met the mother of the little boy who was reading his Learn-To-Read Bible at recess.  She was at the school this morning and happened to walk down the hall while her son’s teacher and I were talking.  I…

I had another surreal moment during recess today, standing back and taking it all in with overwhelming thankfulness in my heart . . .  Due to some North Dakota winter weather, we had recess in the gym today.  After jumping…

Today as I watched the kids play “zombie” (their variation of tag) during recess, I realized again how amazing it is that the Lord knows every detail and arranges every circumstance so perfectly.  Recess has provided the perfect opportunity to get…