I\u2019ve had moments in the past twenty months where I thought maybe I had fallen off the face of the earth. With my almost non-existent blog posting and my infrequent status updates on Facebook, you may have thought the same thing. Alas, I have not fallen off the face of the earth; I just live in a place very close to it\u2026a place without easy access to tortilla chips, paved roads, or Wifi. (For example, we CAN have tortilla chips; it just involves making our own flour tortillas, cutting them, frying or baking them, and then longingly comparing them to the salty corn goodness of store bought.)
\n Despite the fact that I do indeed still live on Earth, I\u2019ve been pathetic in the communication department this school year. I have a camera, laptop, and Internet access, but more often than not I don\u2019t email or blog to keep in contact with the other side of the world. I am teaching five different classes at the high school; I jump among biology, geometry, life science, anatomy and physiology, and precalculus during the day. I have other tasks at the school, such as facilitating a curriculum alignment, and responsibilities that come with living in a small community, like teaching Sunday school. Cooking and cleaning are different without conveniences that I am used to. Because of all of these things, I find myself without much mental creativity, verbal power, or physical energy by the end of the day.
\n I love my role as a teacher and have even been surprised by how much I still enjoy learning, but it requires most of me each and every day. I am sad that communication has been an unfortunate casualty of that. However, when I am on the verge of feeling overwhelmed or especially weary, I am also filled with thankfulness for the grace and compassion God gives me each and every day to play this part in his redemption plan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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