Today was a good day!

Today was a good day, and here are some random thoughts about what went down.
1. Tibetan monks on the way to school. This morning on my way to school I passed a couple of Tibetan monks strolling down the streets of Berea with their maroon colored dress flapping in the wind. I thought to myself, "well, there's something you don't see everyday on your way to work! But after all, this IS Berea!"...so it didn't shock me. I must say that it did start my day off with a chuckle though.

2. Laughter IS the best medicine. God has really been emphasizing to me lately that we shouldn't take ourselves too seriously and that we should kick back and relax (especially in the presence of others) a little more. The past couple of days He's really been telling me to not put such a focus on the "academic" aspect of my job and to have fun with my kids while I've got them. Well, all I can say is that both yesterday and today I have never laughed so much with the little fellers! And to see the glow on their faces (that hasn't been there in a while) and to see them not want to leave my classroom at the bell...that's what it's all about! The memories that they have of me and the time spent with me won't be the verb conjugations or the vocab lists that we suffer through together - but the fun times we had and that they had an adult who enjoyed being with them, that's what they'll take away! [sorry to all those College Professors out there who thought they'd bring their verb skills along with them to college!] And just to show you how God speaks to me...I came home at lunch to enjoy a leisurely lunch at home and lo and behold when I turned on the TV, the topic on the noon news was that "laughter is the best medicine" according to experts who say that even so much as anticipating watching a comedy flick wil have a great impact on you're well being! [OK, got it God!]

3. You can find encouragement in the smallest and the BIGGEST of things. Today a small email that I received from a former church ministry teammate, who has since come back home to join up with the team again, sent me a little email & the last line said how much she cared about the church and what we are doing. That little email not only made me smile, but made me appreciate the fact that somebody was "on my side" in ministry. And the BIGGEST of things happened at the end of my day to just put the cherry on top of today's goodness. A very special church ministry teammate & adopted twin sister (separated at birth, 8 years apart, and born to different parents!)did the BIGGEST thing ever! She stepped out in faith and did exactly what God asked her to do by leading a Bible study for women on a topic that is not such an easy one to address! Sometimes the hardest step is the first one, but she did it and now I'm as encouraged as ever before to see God at work in her life. AND I can't wait to see Him at work in the lives of those women who she ministered to today!

WOW - God is Good! Like I said, today was a good day...and tomorrow will be, too!

Til then,
Be Blessed!