Nice combo of English and German, eh? 

Here's Anne and some of the other women folk who ran in the half marathon around the lake at Halstatt. Way to go ladies! 

Where'd you go?

To the funny farm.


OK, so nothing's been added recently. No excuses really - just haven't done it. Oh wait, I have a good one, our hard drive broke and had to be replaced. That's actually true. :)

So, we only have something like 9 days of school left! Yipppeeee!! Summer should be great. We're going to take a German class during June, do a few things to help prepare for the new staff coming in August, go to the U2 concert in July, and visit the USA for a few weeks. Most of that time we'll be in Michigan for a family reunion. But there will be a time for visiting but I'm not sure what day yet. Somewhere around mid July when you can come over to Bob and Meg's in Indianapolis, see a few pictures, remember what we look like, and maybe score on a little Austrian chocolate or something.

And since it's bed time right now, I'll just mention the other news - next year I (Chris) am going to have a new job at Vienna Christian School. Instead of teaching I'm going to be the finance dude. I think the official name is business manager or CFO - which sounds pretty big and intimidating. I'm really looking forward to it though. More on that another time.

Guten Nacht

faith comes by hearing

I've recently been challenged by this verse...

Romans 10:17 Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

I want to grow in my depth of scripture so my faith will be strengthened. Then I will be able to see the things that God is doing in my students' lives, in my life, and in the lives of people around me. I've also been challenged to not just read the Bible to "study" it, but to just soak it in. To read and put the pieces together like a huge puzzle that is ever-growing.

Quotes from Fourth Graders

Here are some quotes from my precious fourth graders. They never cease to amaze me with their innocence and vulnerability. I have always only heard of kids saying things like this, but it's real in my class. I believe it now! I just prayed with my good friend Jana this morning that we would have the faith to see the things God is doing in our students, and that he would show us how worth it it is to teach kids about having a relationship with Jesus. Read on...

"God has to have better technology than we do, because our highest thought is not even as good as his lowest." Nathan

"I'm not really sure I'm a Christian. How can I know for sure?" Benedict

"I think that being a non-believer sounds really fun. You can argue and you won't know that sinning is wrong." Kiseok

"I have so may questions about the Bible. It's so weird to believe." Benedict

"I think God doesn't want me to have all the things I want because they might not be good for me." Wulf