friday night fever

Someone's got their dancing shoes on.

quick & random

1. Doug spoke in chapel yesterday! Students and teachers alike have been telling me that he did an amazing job, it was just what they needed to hear, they loved it, etc. I am so proud of my husband and thankful that he was obedient to God's call!

2. As of yesterday, I am DONE grading the freshman research papers! Only a month later than I had originally hoped...

3. Really? They're putting essentially a box over the massive oil leak? Did someone's 5-year old come up with this plan? How else did it take them 3 weeks to come up with that gem of an idea?

4. Twenty-four school days left. Twenty-three and a half, actually. We have a half-day next Friday.

5. May masthead (thanks, Kanye, for the tagline)

6. It's been awhile since I've shared a picture of Zoo, so here's a funny picture of her chomping on a bone, mid-bite, looking utterly ridiculous.

i'm going back!

Family, friends & Internet -

It's true!! I am going back to Africa! My heart feels like bursting with joy & anticipation.

This past November, Doug & I went on a trip with the Charis Foundation to visit two churches in Ethiopia and Kenya, and I have been blessed with the opportunity to return this summer, July 30th - August 9th (Doug will unfortunately not be going this time).

For more information on our previous trip to Africa, you can read here, here, here, here, or here.

I am SO excited to reunite with the amazing people we met, and I am SO thankful that God has enabled us to partner with these churches and share in their efforts to spread the Gospel!

For this mission trip, I need to raise $1,500. If you feel the Lord leading you to share in this ministry with me, you can use your credit card securely at World Orphans. Please include my personal trip ID in the memo field: ST7025-Parton.

Most importantly, please pray for our trip. Pray for unity among team members. Pray for continued building of relationships and the partnership with the churches. Pray for wholehearted reliance on God to do awesome things for His Glory!

Thank you for your generosity and prayers!

"Learn to do right!

Seek justice,

encourage the oppressed.

Defend the case of the fatherless,

plead the case of the widow."

- Isaiah 1:17

after school snack

Strawberry-Blackberry-Banana-Orange Sherbet Smoothie.

Yum.

Best served on a deck in the sunshine watching the pup play, all while ignoring papers that need to be graded...

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Random fact: Since I started keeping track (Jan. 1st), I've had at least one visitor to my blog from 42 states! Alaska, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Oklahoma, Vermont & Wyoming - WHERE is the love?!

little spring shelf

Happy May Day!