Breathe

Finally! I can take in a deep breath and exhale once again.
Why, you ask?
Because I finished my first semester of classes.

 

Now it’s time to get back to this…

All things green & growing in my garden.

How deep the Father’s Love

 

How deep the Father's love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
And make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the Chosen One
Bring many sons to glory
Behold the man upon the cross
My sin upon His shoulder
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished
I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection
Why should I gain from His reward
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

Lyrics: Phillips, Craig, & Dean

Image: Still from “The Passion”

12 months in 7 days

It all began with a homework assignment…

to create a 12 month calendar. In betwixt everything else I had to do.

Up to this point I hadn’t been very inspired by my homework
projects, which poses a terrible dilemma…
NO INSPIRATION=NO FUN!

But this was different

I was able to choose my own theme…yippee!

Can you guess what I chose?

TEA!!! Or tea cups…which ever makes you happiest

But then there was this one. A bicycle mixed with tea cups?
My thoughts on the deviation from the theme...
Who needs to be drinking hot tea in the middle of July?
We should all be out riding our bikes .

I spent 7 days building this 12 month calendar only to get to class
and find out that I had to spend 3 more hours fixing a problem that
took me 7 hours to figure out.

LIVE & LEARN!

And it all began with Miss V.’s Halloween. Looking through
my pictures this one caught my eye so I decided to use it
as my jumping off point.

Then build around it.

Now I just need to print it, then turn it in.
And I WANTED to go back to school.

It's a different World...

I have to admit that at my age, going back to school is much different then I remember.
The kids all seem like children and me...an old lady, but I'm not letting that get in my way.
I remember when...

• students carried pencils and note pads.

Now they carry laptops and you can hear the rhythmic click clack click of their fingers on the keyboards.

• when instructors lectured and students took notes.

Now instructors lecture and do demo's while students take notes on their laptops and work on their computers while performing the different functions of the demo along side the instructors.

I remember when learning was simpler and life was less complicated...

IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD!

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