MK's Are Teachers Too! 

 
What I’ve learned from MK’s and their families:
You can communicate without knowing a word a child speaks.
You can teach cricket to village children who never have seen a bat!
Dancing in the moonlight is to be done as often as possible.
Dance to bar music in the night under the stars and twirl around whenever you can.
Marvel in grass on soccer fields, tuna fish in a bag, and a grilled cheese sandwich.
You eat a begnet by making a hole in the begnet and putting the beans inside…begnets (donuts) and beans are a breakfast food to crave.
Love deeply. Enjoy every moment you have with someone because they may not be here next week.
Say goodbye with your lips, but not with your heart.
Don’t be afraid to ask if someone wants to play, even if you think they’re tired, because they might love you enough to say yes.
It’s always best to have a plan…it helps life make more sense.
Learning a secret hand shake for victorious moments helps you get through the tough ones, like going up steep hills on a mountain bike.
When you outgrow your purple bike, you need to move to a new one, even if you don’t feel you can control it as well.
It’s really more fun to mix things with your hand, and it’s important to have fun now, even if you have to take more time to clean up later.
You can create a song about anything, even making pita bread!
Obedience starts when you have even the thought that the ones in charge wouldn’t like what you’re about to do, and you choose to listen to that voice, knowing if you don’t, you could get in trouble.
Just keep playing, even if other kids are laughing at you.

Praying 
April 30, 2009
In our devotions this week, we are focusing on prayer. We did the ACTS (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, and Supplication) today. What did I learn? Vulnerability touches God's heart...I could feel his pleasure.

You can play a game to win, or you can choose to uplift your team mates, even when they make your team lose a point. Today, in a math race, one of my students was struggling. I asked him to remain at the board and work out the problem. When he was finished, his team began clapping for him enthusiastically, even though the other team had long ago earned the point and sat down.