1. The best of friends who stay close no matter how far apart you really are
2. Getting to have lunch with my Grandma
3. Receiving my certificate in Biblical counseling
4. Mike built me a book nook like I've always wanted.
5. 25 years of marriage
6. An anniversary gift that. turned THIS....
into THAT!
7. Blessing my students at New Song with three personal author visits to learn more about writing as a career, one virtually and two in person
Regina Stone Matthews
David Runge
and Emilie Hendryx Haney
8. Experiencing a total solar eclypse
To me, it was an incredible experience
9. My baby graduated college!!!!!
10. People like this in my son's life
who have mentored, discipled, and encouraged him
since the 6th grade and continue to do so even now
11. A trip to the "beach", AKA Silver Lake Dunes in Michigan
12. And family to travel with
13. Finding a podcast that helped me brush up on my Spanish skills and and cultural knowledge in preparation for a test to become a certified Spanish teacher in Indiana. I loved this podcast and learned a ton every day all summer lon!
14. Amazon Wish List for teachers. I was blown away by people's generosity and support of me as an educator.
15. A new opportunity to teach in a Dual Language program with the warmest welcome I ever could have imagined
16. New coworkers from all over the world who love their job and enthusiastically support their team
17. Seeing God weave so many details of my life all together, making so many connections I never could have fathomed
One of my first and closest friends I made here at my church,
whose son is now a Legado Spanish Immersion student, who volunteered at a community event with his mom, me, and several of my students.
18. A step in my teaching career that has stretched me in many ways and pushed me to do things I might not have ever tried (like teaching 6th graders!)
19. New travel opportunities coming up during second semester
20. A powerful reconnected friendship here in Indiana with friends we met in Colombia,
who know both Juan David AND Julian on on a very personal level. Only God weaves stories together like this one.
21. Terrace Lake Church and all of the friendships and ministries we get to be a part of.
22. The way these boys love their outdoor toys and how they work the land with them
23. A front row seat to God's beautiful creation
24. Extra time with David post-graduation, soaking up every opportunity to make memories with him here in Indiana
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