Today was a hodgepodge of activities, including, but not limited to, running, napping, "teaching," visiting, dining, and reading.
It sounds like a lot, but trust me, it was a pretty relaxed schedule. It was probably too relaxed - I need to get going on those middle school curriculum maps.
One thing religion-related that I did manage to get done was a rough draft of a list of Saints we will focus on each month as a school community this upcoming school year. In that respect, I did learn a few new feast days and months this morning. We'll be hitting the mostly well-known ones this year, such as Francis of Assisi, John Bosco, Frances Xavier Cabrini, St. Vincent de Paul, St. Joseph, Mary, and a couple others. Maybe in future years I will be able to suggest more of the lesser known saints. (Or, we can just keep focusing on all the ones in October - seriously, how can there be so many great ones in one month?)
I suppose I should just start tomorrow with 6th grade and go from there - let's see how much I can organize and get done...
Mass is in a little bit - looks like it's about that time to get my daily dose of God.
"I have no idea where I am going; I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself...But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing. And I know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always..." -Thomas Merton
I have come to fall in love with teaching in Catholic schools. What are YOU in love with?...
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