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Driving through the Midwest and Southern USA and seeing family

My work schedule changed again and I was working full days so didn’t have much contact with anyone at home. Work was busy but loads of fun and laughter. I enjoyed meeting with the parents each day when I picked the children up. On Thursday I only worked until 2.30 as I was getting readyContinue reading “Driving through the Midwest and Southern USA and seeing family”

Teacher Appreciation Week

Excitement, treats, gifts, dressing up, food, encouragement, helpfulness, sadness and tears are words for this week. This week in work has been a fun week, it was teacher’s appreciation week so we had items we could dress up for each day. Monday We could dress in our favourite colour. Tuesday We could dress up inContinue reading “Teacher Appreciation Week”

Guardrails and Thankfulness

Thankfulness, Love, laughter, exercise, Painting, breaking, these are some of the words to describe this week. This week my schedule and times had changed, I was working 8-12.30 and was in every classroom so I got to know all the children a little bit in the school. I also got to help in the kitchenContinue reading “Guardrails and Thankfulness”

Resources, Storms and Baking

Thunder, lighting, children, laughter, cutting, studying, growth and new skills these are some words to describe last week. I had a new schedule when I arrived into work, for the majority of the time I was with the children from 3 years upwards which was a lot of fun. I especially enjoyed being with theContinue reading “Resources, Storms and Baking”

Anxious or thankful heart and Kenya

I think I mentioned that I had been invited to a Facebook Women’s group from a colleague in work, it has been a real blessing to me to be part of the study the last 2 weeks. The first week was on worry and anxiety, we first looked at what having an anxious heart doesContinue reading “Anxious or thankful heart and Kenya”

Week of the child

Sunshine, children, laughter, tears, family, friends and food, these are some words to describe the last 2 weeks. I am thankful to be able to work, to be able to get up a bit later, having time to spend with my Lord, on a few occasions I have been able to do the first halfContinue reading “Week of the child”

Experimenting with recipes

The last month has had many excitements good and bad but I also did other things during this time. So I am going to do some reminiscing about the various activities that I did. I went through a phrase of making bread every week using a variety of different types of flour, wheat, buckwheat, milletContinue reading “Experimenting with recipes”

Blessings and sadness, happiness and grief

Change, sisters, work, children, birthdays and sadness are the words to describe my week. Last Sunday was a really blessed day for me, I went to church, (at the end of my bed to my desk and opened my computer) sang hymns and listened to a sermon, reminding me not to go into self preservationContinue reading “Blessings and sadness, happiness and grief”

Painting and waiting

Last Friday Jo and Alex put up some shelves for me above my desk, while they were doing this they talked about what colours I would like for my room. I was thinking of varies colours of green and cream on the trims. On Saturday Alex and I went out and I got Teal forContinue reading “Painting and waiting”

Stay at home order

Challenge, change, choices, intense, tiredness, relaxing, chatting and fun. These are some of the words to express my week. Last Saturday the Mayor of Kansas CIty decided to put a stay-at- home order for everyone except essential workers starting from Tuesday at 12.01 am, for 4 weeks, I actually didn’t know anything about it untilContinue reading “Stay at home order”