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Last Monday was a day off school for fall break, so Katie and I got our beginning band and orchestra kids together for a party. As kids arrived, they played a game: Put the new music stands together! Then they … Continue reading →

Yesterday was my birthday, and what a fun day! It started at midnight when I was skyping my Mom & she was the first to wish me a happy birthday! Then in the morning after a few short hours of … Continue reading →

Christmas Banquet is in one month, which means that this week is traditionally when boys begin to ask girls to be their dates to banquet. Boys as BFA ask in such elaborate ways that “asking” has become a noun! Yesterday … Continue reading →

Yesterday was our first Music Recital of the school year. My intermediate group started off the program with a fun piece, then the high school orchestra played Celtic Fiddle Tune. Thanks to the Fungs for these videos! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_OnWqIa8FE Middle school … Continue reading →

This weekend was a fun little event for the high school orchestra. We played Mendelssohn’s “3 Geistliche Lieder” in honor of an organ dedication at a Mennonite church in Basel. We had a dress rehearsal on Saturday night, then the … Continue reading →

This weekend was the Junior Class trip to Normandy. It was a trip full of history & fun and lacking in sleep & showers. We left Thursday evening, drove through the night, and arrived in Normandy on Friday morning. Imagine … Continue reading →

This afternoon I went to Kaufland with Susan Powell and Valerie Griesse. Our mission: to collect most of the food needed for the Normandy trip. This involved 3 carts overflowing with bread, jelly, juice boxes, cucumbers, candy bars, Nutella, cheese, … Continue reading →

Every Monday in orchestra is a listening/discussion/devotional day. It’s a good way to start the week – let the kids relax, but get them thinking. Today I played “Meadows of Heaven” by the band Nightwish. Here are the lyrics: I … Continue reading →

Why today was a happy day: 1. It was not Monday. We did not have school yesterday (Fall break), so we started the week with a Tuesday! Most of the kids came to school looking more rested and happy than … Continue reading →

Last week was Spiritual Emphasis Week at BFA, and this weekend was the annual Teacher Retreat in Adelboden, Switzerland. The topics overlapped in an incredibly God-orchestrated way. Let me sit here with you and reflect on these thoughts on discipleship. … Continue reading →