Just a short update on our latest. Jim returned from a fantastic trip to Nicaragua with team members from three different churches at the end of August. After returning home he had to finish writing the curriculum for a trip to Nicaragua in October. Currently he is enjoying Nicaragua with dear friends from FBC Conway. Needless to say, he's staying out of trouble with all this work!!! In November he will travel to Guatemala and possibly Costa Rica. I'm a little sad that I have to keep my day job and cannot travel with him.
We have been looking for a house in Jacksonville as the house we were renting was recently sold. Through contacts with some friends at church, we rented an adorable older home that was clean. Being clean usually isn't that big of a deal, but after looking at a couple of houses I have a new appreciation for cleanliness or even the ability to reach the state of cleanliness. I felt rather ill after leaving two disgusting homes. Scarcity of rental property in Jacksonville had me a bit stressed, and I've been stretched to trust God on the little things in life.
I am enjoying teaching at East Side Elementary in Jacksonville. I had a good laugh this past week at the thinking of one of my students. He has been trying to impress another boy in the class, and as a result was getting in a lot of trouble. To try to help him do better I pointed out the fact that he never got into trouble when the other boy was absent. I asked what he thought of the pattern he saw on his behavior chart. He thought for a couple of minutes and then blurted out, "He cursed me!!" We are now trying to "break the curse."
