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Sarah's Snippets: March 2014
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Monday, March 31, 2014. I had 10 hours in the car today to think about how crazy I am. George and I chuckled as we talked about it. Who would have ever imagined I would be driving back to Kyiv with the kids and without George under the threat of a Russian invasion? Yeah, it sounds crazy and even I find it hard to believe. We spent days praying and talking about our options. We sought the advice of other missionaries and US embassy families and took very seriously the concerns of many others. I trembled&#...
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Sarah's Snippets: June 2015
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Thursday, June 25, 2015. A Case of Ineffeciency. School was out. For a change, I was the one making a quick jaunt to the grocery store. Elizabeth asked how long it would take for us to get there and I replied, “Just two minutes.” In actuality, it took about an hour and half or maybe even two. Traffic was heavy on the ring road and there was the usual confusion of who belongs where on a 4-lane road without lines, parked cars on the right, and commuter busses pulling out into traffic. I bumped his bumper.
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Sarah's Snippets: May 2015
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Saturday, May 2, 2015. It is almost summer vacation here! I can't believe we have only 2 1/2 more weeks of school. It even seems too soon although the break does sounds good. We don't take many breaks during the school year to allow missionaries as much summer as possible to travel back to the US if they need to. But even as we finish off this year, we are already preparing for next year. For more information or to apply visit www.kca.org.ua. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Sarah's Snippets: February 2014
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Saturday, February 15, 2014. So, what is it like to live as a normal person in Kyiv today? Well, nothing really changes. Our kids arrange sleep-overs. We do Saturday morning chores. George writes a sermon for tomorrow. And then again, life is different. We often check news sources for signs of any change. We keep our car's tanks above half full. We have prepared an evacuation plan and have a box of important documents ready to go. Will the tensions dissolve away? Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Sarah's Snippets: Lately
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Sunday, February 15, 2015. But in the meantime our life is full of good things too. Matthew celebrated his 10th birthday and we had a Minecraft birthday party with 8 of his friends. One of the things I love about living in Ukraine is that you never know what to expect. Check out the wording on Matthew's cake! The kids all sang, "Nappy Birthday to you" and we had a good laugh. I continue to love teaching 5th grade. I love my class. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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Sarah's Snippets: Optimism by Candlelight
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Friday, December 19, 2014. Christmas vacation now greets me at last. May grading and teaching be a thing of the past. My alarm clock is off; I’m ready to rest. Will this Christmas twist be all for the best? Twelve o’clock, eight o’clock here once again. The winter-time black-outs are set to begin. The house turns all quiet; the candles are lit. There’s nothing to do but sit still for a bit. Laundry and dishes, computer and Wii. All are turned off to conserve energy. What do we do? View my complete profile.
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Sarah's Snippets: April 2014
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Sunday, April 27, 2014. This is the future that Putin does not want to happen. The insurgency in the east is a direct result of his interference. He seems to be lapping at the chance to invade under the guise of a "peace-keeping" mission. So, it sounds like life in the capital city of Kyiv would be in turmoil. With all that is going on - historic presidential elections, insurgency, threat of invasion, impending war - you'd think we would be stressed. However, life goes on as normal.
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Sarah's Snippets: Let the Summer Begin
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Thursday, June 18, 2015. Let the Summer Begin. Although school has been out for four weeks, I consider today the first day of my summer break. I had been working full-time on writing curriculum guides for English Language Arts grades K-12. Thankfully, I didn’t have to do all the work for the upper grades since another teacher did the bulk of that, but there was plenty to do to keep me busy for a month. Yesterday I converted the files to pdf and uploaded them to our school's Google Drive. After a few week...
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DCCRC Website Privacy Policy. Written by Amy Vander Vliet. Weekly News August 21-27. It’s back to school! On August 28, please bring your backpacks/briefcases/laptop bags so we can say a prayer of blessing together as students and teachers head back to school and another year begins. Most DCCRC sermons are available online. CDs containing past sermons are available upon request to Brian Roelofs. Mark your calendars for a breakfast potluck on September 4! The group is reading. All the Light We Cannot See.
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