The girls were able to play Upward soccer again this year. It was Johanna’s last year. She hopes to help coach next year.
CBS efforts
Not really sure what to name this post, to be honest.
I am part of the servant’s team this year at CBS. I am the teacher for the Baby Class, that means kids under 18 months old. I watch the babies while their moms are in their core groups and teaching time. I certainly dropped off my kids for hundreds and hundreds of hours at CBS from 2002 through 2021, and I am glad to be on the volunteer side of things in this way.
However.
That means I have to arrive at 8:30AM so that we leaders can have our core group and praying time. And by default, that means Johanna and Katriel have to also go at 8:30AM.
We leave our house by 8AM. They bring a LOT of school work to do from 8:30AM to 10:15AM. Then they go to their class. I pick them up around 12:15PM after all the babies have been picked up and my room is clean. And then we head home. And if we are really lucky, we start OUR school by 1:45PM, after we have eaten and unwound a smidge.
It is really hard.
We are tired.
We are behind in our lessons. Too many Thursdays we don’t have the wherewithal to start looking for split infinitives and quadradic equations at 2:45PM.
But if it was easy, it wouldn’t be an offering. It seems really hard to imagine doing this for another 20 weeks. So we just focus on one week at a time and trust that God will help us to sow good things.
A Southern Reception
We had ourselves a little party out at the New Butler Place…
We were able to introduce Noelle to some of our local friends and co-workers,
and also give them a glimpse of their new home.
Beyond blessed to have our NY church family meet our SC church family.
And who doesn’t love an outdoor party on 10/28?
Photos for a senior
My friend Catalina met us in Greer early in the morning to take senior pictures for Tabitha. It was a lot of fun. I can’t wait to see what she comes up with!
A camptastic weekend…
Johanna went camping on Kings Mountain, and Katriel went camping at Paris Mountain. I did not go to either event… but my friends shared some photos.
Dino puzzles
the curriculum said we were to make dinosaur puzzles
who are we to argue with our curriculum
Coffee outing
Marie had a few days off classes, so we took advantage of the time to visit a little town to our west and try their ice coffee flights.
It was a nice drive and we almost made ourselves sick.
And we were mostly surprised by the ones we liked vs the ones we cared less for.
Cider Day
We were invited to join our friends the Wares for their family’s annual cider making day. In a contraption older than any of us, we expressed gallon about gallon of cider.
Marie, Tabitha, and Nigel had to work, so it was just Johanna and Katriel that joined us.
There are multiple jobs within the process. Someone puts the apples in. Another helps to line them up with the blades. Another turns the gear. Someone has to watch the output bucket where the liquid goes while also keeping their eye on the scrap bucket. Both of these need regular emptying. Then we have to pour it into containers.
Johanna took a turn at each station, and repeated a few of them.
It was such a cool experience.
Nice Night with the Nortons
Noelle’s mom, dad, and brother Connor came for a long weekend.
Dinner. Dessert. Games.
Dayspring Disciples 