Starting the Season

Yes, I know. It's been a while. Who would have thought teaching could take up that much time?? Geez!

Since I last posted, my basketball seasons have started. I need to update my sidebar so you guys can have a schedule. My JV girls have come a long way! We're 4-2 and for those of you who were around, we've already won more games this year than we did last year!! Wa-hoo!! I knew all that practicing would pay off one day. The girls are lovin' it! :) And they play so good together. My Varsity team isn't doing that well, but it's understandable. We lost 3 of our 5 starters, so we're having to find our identity again. We're 1-5, and lost the last 2 games by 2 points or less-bummer! But, to their credit, they aren't giving up. And that's one of the most important things that I preach to them. Never give up!

Can I just say that I'm thankful for Thanksgiving break?!? I have a week off, and man!, am I glad! Since I didn't have to spend my weekend doing laundry and lesson plans, I actually got to catch up on my sleep. I do have basketball practice today and tomorrow, but after that, I'm a free woman!! So thankful for that!

Dh is still healing from having all those wisdom teeth cut out. Important word to you: get those things cut out when you're young!! It's just amazing how much a few years really affects the healing process. Dh told our kids that they were getting their wisdom teeth cut out when they were 18 whether they needed to come out or not! Ha!!

Now, about that student. She and I are coming along. We had a conversation one day in my Bible class about the Tribulation, and she had no idea what that was! So, I gave her the cliff notes version of Revelation and got to the ma*rk*of*the*be*ast part, and she was floored! She asked where all this was in the Bible, and I told her that the majority of it was in Revelation. Needless to say, she didn't pay attention to the lesson, but had her nose in the Bible. We are now doing a class study on Revelation. Now that, my friends, is humbling. I told them that I don't understand it all, so we'll see what kind of questions they ask.

Speaking of Bible class, God certainly is showing up in them. Even if I'm the only one noticing on most days. However, there are those certain days that they all know He's been there. One day, in my 11th grade class, we were debating the hot topic of once saved, always saved vs. one can lose their salvation. They all had the weekend to look up scripture and "prove" their point of view. (Ahem.....I assigned them to one side or the other. Some were happy, others were not) This debate ended up lasting two days. I would have never thought it. But on the second day, I had a student tell the whole class why he knew that God would never let us go. And he proceeded to tell some of his personal history that shut everyone up. I mean, I've never seen twenty-one 17 year olds sit so still and be so silent for more than a minute. All I could do was say, "Uh...can we pray about this?" When I think about it, it still floors me!

Ok, I think that's enough for this post. I could "talk" your ears off! I'll try to post some updated pics of the family soon.

Happy Thanksgiving, Y'all!