In case you’ve been wondering who the King of Breastfeeding is and where he lives:
[the caption reads:]
After winning the King of Breastfeeding contest, 4-month-old Raul Montoya wears a crown, sash and scepter in Lima, Peru on Tuesday, August 26. Peru’s health minister celebrates breastfeeding week August 25-29.
He certainly does look healthy. I just regret never having met his majesty while I lived there.
Oh wait, he wasn’t born yet. Nevermind.
The girls are in Arkansas. So, I have an unparalleled opportunity to get ahead on some assignments. My main focus: History of Christianity historical figure paper. Irenaeus and I are becoming fast friends.
I’m reading/writing at Bookstar, an old movie theater converted into a bookstore. It helps me focus. Mainly because watching college football isn’t an option here. Swing by and I’ll buy you a cup of coffee. If you type while I dictate, I’ll buy you two cups of coffee.
Go Hogs!
Have I posted this photo? I took this at the Big Dam Bridge back in June. This poor girl got a little to close. I ended up having to grab her arm and shake the tarantula off.
[Every once and I while we'll hear our upstairs neighbors sliding a chair or something.]
Sophia: (eyes wide) What is it?
Me: (eyes equally wide) It’s a Dinosaur!
Sophia: (half scared, half intrigued) I want to go see it.
There’s no telling what God will do with you if you’ll sell out to him.
Dr. Allison
Anyone ever used this text? I’m teaching chapter 2 in about 48 minutes. Swing on by if you’re in the neighborhood. We’ll be in room B98.
Wednesday is my long day. Class at MABTS from 8 until 1. Class at Crichton from 4 to 5:15. Then I teach at a Hispanic home group from 7:30 to 8:30.
Compassion isn’t just releasing children from poverty. It is releasing Americans from their burden of wealth.
Find out more here.
Christian History fact of the day:
Most of the first and second century churches were not started by the Apostles, but by unnamed commoners who heard the gospel, believed, and then returned to their homes sharing the good news. They were merchants, slaves, and soldiers. They were regular people who had been transformed by Jesus of Nazareth. It was through them that the Gospel spread.
[source: "History of Christianity" by Justo Gonzalez]
Remember a ways back when I introduced you to a real live college professor? Hannah Johnson works at Crichton College and put in a good word for me when a few classes came open. A week later, I’m about to walk into “Critical Reading” as adjunct professor at Crichton University.
I’ve been job-hunting since July with very little progress, so on the we-need-money-to-buy-groceries level we’re relieved. But, on top of God gave me something that I love to do, namely teach. I mean, I was looking at stocking shelves at Target, which I would have gladly done. Instead I get to walk into a classroom and help undergraduate students succeed.
I’m teaching two classes: Critical Reading and Grammar and Writing. Listen to the course goal on the syllabus I inherited:
Our goal through this class is to understand the importance of God’s sovereignty over all aspects of life that include grammar and written communication and to develop our skills as critical readers in order to prepare for study in a specific academic major.
God invited into every aspect of life, even grammar. I like that.
Ok. I’ve got my dry erase marker! I’m off to class!
Thanks Hannah!