My party in 4th grade went very smoothly. I will even post some pictures. The kids had a blast and I am now tired. :) Yay Mondays. Now I'm just waiting for the slew of more neighborhood kids in costumes to show up....so I can show off my awesome Reformation Day t-shirt that I'm wearing.
I taught about the Reformation to my students all last week and many times it distracted me. I went on tangents about grace and how we don't deserve God's love but He loves us anyway, etc. I also was able to hear President Harrison's sermon at St. Lorenz...and he also pointed out that Reformation is all about repentance.
Luther's first point in his 95 Theses is that "a believer's life should be one of repentance." I normally had not thought about the Reformation being a time to repent. I guess I also had not ever looked in depth at many of those theses. :) After reading and pondering many of Luther's statements, it is clear that the Reformation has everything to do with it. Having a repentant heart is what Luther was trying to teach. I often don't think that I must be repentant ALL the time...just when I've done something wrong. I guess that DOES tie in with his statements of "drowning the old Adam" every morning when we wash/shower. Yay, Baptism!
It opened my eyes and I just wanted to share that with you all. :)
This week is going to be busy for us here. Caleb is reading for grad school almost every night and when he isn't reading, he's writing a paper. We also have like a bazillion meetings this week...and we are hosting a pre-Thanksgiving meal at our home with the immediate family. Lots of preparation is needed for that but I really can not wait. I've always wanted to cook a Thanksgiving meal for a large group of people. I can handle 7 people. Haha.
Is tomorrow really November?
In other non-related news...I got my LOFT credit card today in the mail. YES. Trouble is a-brewin'. :)
I did an abbreviated version of Reformation today and after looking at the copy of the 95 Theses on the door by the cafeteria, REPENTANCE was repeated very often! Thanks for the reminder, too! I'm done with the candy. Carol stopped by tonight with a girlfriend. She asked about you. She's back in GA. William, the Stormtrooper, too!
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