Three is a Magic Number

People can be pretty dense. Comprehending God’s radical love is tough. From a historical perspective, people have constantly thought, “It’s just too good to be true.” In the Older Testament, we see the same old cycle… over and over again.       Relationship (covenant) with God. >>>>       People mess up. >>>>       They think God abandons and punishes them. >>>>      God commits again and reminds them of everlasting love…. over and over again. The biggest thing I’ve learned from studying the prophets this semester is this: God isn't going anywhere. God will not separate from us, even when we think it’s happened. The sovereignty of God is outside of what we do or don’t do. God is going to do what God is going to do and refuses separation, at least on God's end. In the days before Jesus, I can imagine God thinking, “Here we go again. Same cycle. They just can’t believe how unconditional my love is.” In the incarnation (birth of Go

The music and art teachers in Somerset are awesome!  We might not have the best fine art facilities, but the passion these folks have for teaching their discipline is truly inspiring.  All three of our kids had a piece of art selected for display this year.  Samuel also played in the 6th grade band and general music bell choir, and sang in the 6th grade choir.  Felt really grateful for Somerset Schools last night. On a related note, I was so happy to watch some of the kids I had involvement with during their middle school years perform in high school groups.  I was amazed to see the confidence in these kids who once struggled so much.  They don't all remember me or my role in their education, but just watching them made me really miss my old job. The video is of the 6th grade boys (in front) doing an ensemble.  Samuel is on the left end.

For our annual Souhrada President's Day weekend, Marcia and mom prepared a sewing project for the kids.  Feel grateful for aunts that care about my kids' sewing futures.  :-)