Well I haven't been back since I wrote my first blog because I became a first time Grandma on Thursday January 22, 2009. My grandson was born at 12:40 pm. Of course he is the cutest baby! I spent two days with him and my daughter and loved every minute of it. Looking at a new baby confirms that God is real, all powerful and that He did create everything there is. When I look at the babies I can't help but think about how hard unredeemed man is that he can't see that!
My daughter did a great job on Thursday. I was so proud of her and her husband. They will be wonderful parents and this has been a real time of healing for my son-in-law's family. It has been wonderful to see God work in that situation. It was fun to be in their little house and to see the great way my daughter has become a wife and mother. I love you, Lena!
I am back at it in the library. It is an endlessly interesting place to work. All weekend I was thinking about how hard it is to get upper elementary aged students to remember their passwords. I guess we all struggle with that and that is why we tend to use the same password over and over again. Just a thought. Meanwhile I will keep emailing the tech person to reset logins so that passwords can be changed.
I am in the middle of reading an interesting series. I am enjoying them a lot. It is the Magyk series by Angie Sage. I have enjoyed suspending reality and enjoying these books. I haven't read a book for quite a while that I haven't enjoyed. Some you just can't get into and you end up putting them back without having read them. That happened to me with Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I have so many students who love them that I think maybe I'll try again. Maybe this summer I can take the time to try again. We'll see.
Till next time...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Too Many Books
This is all new to me. I love reading other peoples' blogs but have only just begun to think maybe I could do it! I don't know whether I will have anything useful to say but I do know that some funny stuff happens in my world! I work in a public school in the library. Thus the title of this blog. It certainly seems to be true in my case. I love to read. I love working with the books, recommending books to students, finding out whether they enjoyed them or not, in short everything that being a librarian entails!
Working with elementary aged children is a lot of fun. They think all books are cool and love the priviledge of checking out books. It is fun to see them grow in responsibility, taking care of the books and making sure they are returned on time. They also tend to think that part of my function as librarian is to remember which books they have checked out, when they are due back and whether they have turned them in or not. I do think I'm good at my job but not quite that good!
A huge part of my life is my faith. I am a member of the RCUS (Reformed Church of the United States) and am so blessed in my church family. The RCUS is a small denomination and there are congregations all over the U.S. Ours consists of about 15 families and we are a close-knit group. We have just endured several years of turmoil, including several trials at our congregational level and several more at the classical level. It has been a time of growth for our congregation but a great time of trial as well. Several members left our midst and continue to slander our pastor and elders. It has caused divisions among families. The gospel is a two edged sword. But through it all the Lord has sustained us and given us great spiritual growth. It has also shown me personally that I still wasn't quite over my idolatry toward some who have been Christians for far longer than I. God has shown me that at any level of church government men are still men and as such are prone to all of the sins to which I am prone. He has also been gracious to show me (through our pastor) that chronological age has nothing to do with one's wisdom and understanding of scripture. I have seen people who I always thought were greatly knowledgeable show that they have little understanding of scripture. I have also discovered the truth of the scripture in its teachings about how we are to love one another sacrificially. It seems so easy doesn't it? Thank the Lord that He is faithful to sanctify us and that He is longsuffering with us.
Well, I guess that I have about run out of gas for this blog.
Till next time...
Working with elementary aged children is a lot of fun. They think all books are cool and love the priviledge of checking out books. It is fun to see them grow in responsibility, taking care of the books and making sure they are returned on time. They also tend to think that part of my function as librarian is to remember which books they have checked out, when they are due back and whether they have turned them in or not. I do think I'm good at my job but not quite that good!
A huge part of my life is my faith. I am a member of the RCUS (Reformed Church of the United States) and am so blessed in my church family. The RCUS is a small denomination and there are congregations all over the U.S. Ours consists of about 15 families and we are a close-knit group. We have just endured several years of turmoil, including several trials at our congregational level and several more at the classical level. It has been a time of growth for our congregation but a great time of trial as well. Several members left our midst and continue to slander our pastor and elders. It has caused divisions among families. The gospel is a two edged sword. But through it all the Lord has sustained us and given us great spiritual growth. It has also shown me personally that I still wasn't quite over my idolatry toward some who have been Christians for far longer than I. God has shown me that at any level of church government men are still men and as such are prone to all of the sins to which I am prone. He has also been gracious to show me (through our pastor) that chronological age has nothing to do with one's wisdom and understanding of scripture. I have seen people who I always thought were greatly knowledgeable show that they have little understanding of scripture. I have also discovered the truth of the scripture in its teachings about how we are to love one another sacrificially. It seems so easy doesn't it? Thank the Lord that He is faithful to sanctify us and that He is longsuffering with us.
Well, I guess that I have about run out of gas for this blog.
Till next time...
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