By Sunday, I was aching to be out in the gorgeous weather. Martha and I put schoolwork aside and put our bikes on the bike rack and headed to the breeches. We took a nice hour bike ride, enjoying the gorgeous fall day.
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Sunday, October 13, 2013
new poet
As I wandered through B&N the other day, I came across a new poet named Wendell Berry. He's new to me, I should say. I purchased his book, A Timbered Choir. This poem is taken from that work.
Whatever is foreseen in joy
Must be lived out from day to day.
Vision held open in the dark
By our ten thousand days of work.
Harvest will fill out the barn; for that
The hand must ache, the face must sweat.
And yet no leaf or grain is filled
By work of ours; the field is tilled
And left to grace. That we may reap,
Great work is done while we're asleep.
When we work well, a Sabbath mood
Rests on our day, and finds it good.
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
New Session
Clearly September passed in a blur. Honestly, I'm still thinking it is summer! I was driving down the highway the other day and started to wonder why the leaves were changing so early this year, and then I realized! It isn't early anymore!
I have made some changes to my schedule to try to keep it a little more balanced. I still have the three jobs, but effective October, I'm only working 8 hours a month at the gym. From July-September, I was teaching two ESL classes as well, and I've needed to drop my evening class. Between my office job and grad school, I just couldn't keep teaching two classes as well. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. days, plus homework and lesson planning time, were starting to take their toll on me. I still teach one class in the morning, but thankfully another teacher could take my evening class!
New friends have been overwhelming me with kindness this summer and fall. I have been blessed with so many dear people giving me fresh fruit and veggies. I learned how to make a really yummy tomato pasta sauce, thanks to plentiful gifts of home grown tomatoes. Just this past weekend, I also made my own applesauce!
Today was the first day of a new term for my ESL class, and once again, I am reminded of why I love teaching ESL. I have some returning students and some new students, and all are special people. I was also the recipient of some physical gifts from my students!
I have made some changes to my schedule to try to keep it a little more balanced. I still have the three jobs, but effective October, I'm only working 8 hours a month at the gym. From July-September, I was teaching two ESL classes as well, and I've needed to drop my evening class. Between my office job and grad school, I just couldn't keep teaching two classes as well. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. days, plus homework and lesson planning time, were starting to take their toll on me. I still teach one class in the morning, but thankfully another teacher could take my evening class!
New friends have been overwhelming me with kindness this summer and fall. I have been blessed with so many dear people giving me fresh fruit and veggies. I learned how to make a really yummy tomato pasta sauce, thanks to plentiful gifts of home grown tomatoes. Just this past weekend, I also made my own applesauce!
Today was the first day of a new term for my ESL class, and once again, I am reminded of why I love teaching ESL. I have some returning students and some new students, and all are special people. I was also the recipient of some physical gifts from my students!
One of my returning students gave me veggies from her garden, including a Chinese cucumber, as well as some traditional soda crackers and rice treats.
Two new students from Egypt also gave me a beautiful papyrus from Egypt. It was wonderful to be able to chat with them. I knew their neighborhood in Cairo!
October promises to be another busy but fun month!
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