He Loves Me

Recently, I feel like God has given me a few pictures that capture 'new' things He's teaching me. There's something about pictures that just connect better with my heart and mind.

In one of these pictures, I find myself sitting in a field of daisies. Normally one might pick up a flower and absentmindedly pluck off petals one at a time repeating the phrases 'he loves me' and 'he loves me not'. It seemed though that with every petal I pulled off I was compelled to say 'he loves me'. No matter how many flowers I picked up, each petal seemed to resonate the same thing--'he loves me'. It seemed too good to be true and yet unlike the false claims of the world, it is very true. He loves me. And there doesn't seem to be anything I can do to change that.

HE LOVES ME.

Office Space

I am appreciating having my own office this year. It's been fun to create a space that makes me smile in the afternoons when I sit down (at least sometimes) to do my more administrative duties. I thought I'd share pictures with you so you can picture where I work:)



If you ever make it to Bucharest, I'd love to show you around BCA and welcome you to my office:)

2009-2010 Class

It's been an interesting week! I started the school year with only 4 students (anticipating one student being 2 weeks late). Yesterday, my class size nearly doubled (unexpectedly adding two students) and now I have 7 students. It's wonderful to have everyone together. We've begun the process of trying to get everyone on the same page so we can move forward together. I'm loving teaching although still feeling worn out at the end of the week.


Back to Front: Daniel, Israel, Eu Jin, Li Qiong, Grace, Wu Han, Jon

I was reflecting this afternoon on what an amazing class this is--I get to work with both 4th and 5th grades. There are 4 nationalities represented.

Face Lift

It seems that my apartment building is getting a major 'renovation'. The scaffolding is now covering the entire front side. I'm thankful that my apartment is on the backside of the apartment building although I'm sure I'll get to endure plenty of time with the scaffolding covering my windows and feeling like my privacy is being invaded soon too. They are covering the entire exterior with thick styrofoam. I suppose it has something to do with hoping to make the concrete buildings retain more heat. We'll see if it actually works.

You can also see in the picture above just a small sample of Bucharest traffic. Elementary and secondary students started this Monday and most colleges will resume at the beginning of October.