seeing Tim's work

I have had the privilege of taking pictures at the institute where Tim teaches English. I love to meet the students and see the teachers in action! I love to talk with the office staff and the director!

I am so impressed with Tim as a teacher! He is good at building a rapport with his students. They obviously like being in his class! He learned some great skills at the CELTA training, which I know he's thankful for!

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Studying Arabic...again!

I have started taking Arabic classes at an institute in our city. Now that the kids are in preschool I feel a little more free to put some of my time and energy into improving my Arabic. This bit of extra time is limited because I'll be homeschooling Joseph next year.

This time is a gift and I need to make the most of it. Even though I know this in my head, it doesn't make learning Arabic any easier. This is such a hard language!

I've been thankful for God's grace as I've started studying again. I continue to pray that He will help me to love this language. When I'm really enjoying it, I'm more motivated to work at it!

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we're under construction

Our village is under construction right now. Over the last few weeks it seems like the construction company has decided to dig in the most inconvenient places possible. The scene in this picture (that I posted on instagram) is right outside the kids' preschool.

Every time I see the construction signs I feel like God reminds me that I'm also under construction. I am always so grateful that God isn't finished working on me. He promises to complete His work in me. The construction process isn't pretty, but I'm thankful to know that he's working everything out for His glory and my good!

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