Tuesday, November 27, 2007

A teaching quote

I spend the last two days at a workshop JUST for kindergarten teachers. I came away overwhelmed, rejuvenated, raring to go!

One quote I think everyone can learn from:

I hear, I forget. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

We can all relate to this and have experiences of how true this statement is, but do not often really think about it. Remember this when you are trying to help someone learn something.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

MASS in Baghdad

This article Come Home by Michael Yon is a very uplifting message about the progress in Iraq. I was a little confused, though, why the Bishop was celebrating Mass in the Pre-Vatican II Rite...?

It's BACK!

27 days and almost $9k later, this is what a 2007 Honda Civic is suppose to look like:

Friday, November 02, 2007

Heavenly Heros


Just thought I'd share a pic of my kindergarteners who dressed up for All Saint's Day yesterday. Pictured above from left to right: St. Francis, "St. the lady who washed Jesus' feet" (Mary Magdalen), St. Rose of Lima, St. Mary, Mother of Jesus.....

And I was St. Gianna Beretta Mola