It's amazing to think that another school year has come and gone. Yesterday was our last day, and everyone seemed to be in high spirits. It didn't hurt that there was an awesome water-slide in the school yard to reward the children for making Lighthouse School! In my classroom, we also watched the movie Charlotte's Web, since my students and I had taken turns reading the book aloud.
I have some things to finish up in my classroom this week, but it's great to have a break from lesson planning and record keeping. I am reminiscing on the good times that I had with my students this year and all that they have taught me.
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| A rare picture of all of my students. We were at the Lodge (restaurant) in Kōkeʻe State Park. |
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| This is probably my favorite photo of my students. Here they are joyfully running to what they called "Heaven." There is an awesome cloud formation on the top of Kōkeʻe (the mountain/volcano), and you get to be in the midst of it up there. I especially loved it because I had just read to them in religion class from Matthew 18:3: "Truly I tell you unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (NRSV). One of them had raised her hand and said, "Sister, I know what that means. It means to go to Heaven you have to be amazed by God. We children are amazed by everything. If I went to Heaven and saw God, I don't know what I'd do, I'd just be amazed!" I had never heard that interpretation of this verse before, but I believe that she was spot on! This picture proves it! I heard some tourists grumble about not being able to look down and see the Waimea Canyon and there were my students, rejoicing about being in "Heaven" with the angels! May we all become childlike. |
A week from now, I will be beginning my annual five day silent retreat. This time, I will be spending it at St. Francis Convent's House of Prayer. I look forward to retreat all year. It's a great gift! If you have any special intentions, please add them to the comments section. Our House of Prayer is not open to the public but if you desire to go on retreat, there are other options for you. If you are a young woman, you can come to our Motherhouse for a discernment retreat. Anyone can find retreats elsewhere.
God bless you all.
God bless you all.
Loved your picture of your students running toward "Heaven." It truly looks as if they were actually doing so with the lighting. It might have been the mount of the Transfiguration, such was the light. And I loved the comment by the student about becoming a child as being amazed by God. May we all spend our lives running toward Heaven and being amazed by our awesome God. I hope you had a glorious retreat, awed by the presence of the loving God Who has called you to be His spouse. I hope that it was a "mountaintop" experience for you.
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ReplyDeleteNice.. your picture is so natural..
ReplyDeletei love that tone..
your student is so adorable too..
cute..
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Thank you, Sabung!
DeleteThank you, Sabung!
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