Monthly Archives: September 2012

Asia Wok

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Jill

Recently, we found out that the local Asian restaurant in town is closing down in November; it has been closed more often lately as well. Whenever we find out it’s closed, our typical reactions are that of disgust at the … Continue reading →

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Basel Half Marathon – Again!

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Jill

Today was the Basel Marathon, Half Marathon, and 1/6 Marathon (a 7k). I wasn’t planning on racing, but my friend Katrina asked if I could “coach” her through the half marathon. She wasn’t sure she could make it alone, so … Continue reading →

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Staufen “STAdtGESchichte”

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Jill

The Staufen “STAGES” festival, or Stadt Geschichte (city history), is  kind of like a Medieval-Renaissance fair German-style.  Emily and I went to Staufen to get coffee because Emily discovered a coffee roastery there, but we realized it was the same … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Emphasis Week 2012

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Jill

This past week at BFA was Spiritual Emphasis Week, a time for us as a school to re-focus on God. Every morning started with a chapel session involving worship music then a message by Dave Martin, a BFA dad. The … Continue reading →

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Small Group is Back

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Jill

On Thursday we had small group again – it was so good to see the girls after a summer away! We met on Thursday this week, but we’ll be meeting every other Monday after they get back from the senior … Continue reading →

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Musick Notes #28

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Jill

Be in prayer as this week is Spiritual Emphasis week, a time for students to focus extra on their walk with God. We have chapel every morning this week, followed by shortened classes. I’ll be inviting the worship leaders to … Continue reading →

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Castle Camping with Disney

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Jill

Last year, 6 of us hiked up to Sausenburg for Castle Camping with Jazz. This year, we decided to repeat the excitement, except without the rain, and instead of Jazz we had Disney as our soundtrack. Last night was beautiful … Continue reading →

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Students Say the Funniest Things

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Jill

This week, I’ve heard students say lots of things, some funny and some serious. Here are some of the most interesting quotables from the first full week of school: Monday: In guitar class, I was explaining something to one student, … Continue reading →

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Budenfest 2012

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Jill

Last weekend was also Budenfest, Kandern’s annual food stand festival. It’s an opportunity for local clubs to raise funds and for the entire town to socialize. I enjoy people watching at these events. Emily and I ate a lot of … Continue reading →

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Running as Rest

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Jill

Running is one of the best ways to get out and enjoy the area on foot. We had some great weather last weekend, so I made a trek back up to one of the places with the best view, Hoch … Continue reading →

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