Ode to a Rice Cooker

Things are wrapping up for the semester. Classes. Projects. Outreach. Presents. I can't believe how much has happened and how much I have learned. Has it really only been four months? Wow is that even possible?
Here are a couple of things I've learned in the classroom:
1. Practiced teaching through the story of the Bible from Genesis to Jesus Christ.
2. Learned to evaluate the premise the lens through which someone is looking at life, and recognize that they all come down to God or Self. But if its not coming out in your life, than you don't believe it.
3.  How to say a k and a p together at the same time.
4. The importance of working on a team, and being able to be a good follower.


Here are some of the truly major things I've been learning in God's classroom of life here:
1. I am called to Jesus Himself. Nothing more or less.
2. Jesus is going to have to do this work. The longer I'm here, the more convinced I am that I don't know anything about anything, and have nothing to bring to the table but simple obedience.
3. Hard things are still the best way for God to get some lesson through my thick head... I'm so glad He cares enough to do it that way.
4. God's goodness is everywhere- in everything from air to grass to silly, frivolous things like  giving us a little Christmas tree. And in much much bigger things, like great new friends and hillarious memories. Like this picture- Michelle (green coat) cooked breakfast for the whole longhouse over an open fire... when it was, what 25 degrees out? Good times! And cold times. But very good times :).

God's goodness is even in things like... a rice cooker. Ah yes- you were wondering when that would come in, weren't you? God blessed my socks off with a random little gift in the mail that I used to buy this baby rice cooker. I'm guessing I use it 6 or 7 times  a week. And there's almost always rice in the food pantry when I run out. Who knew I loved rice so much? I didn't. But God did. And He blessed me with this squatty little friend that I shall miss exceedingly over Christmas break. Not because I will miss eating rice basically every day (well- not just because of that)- but because it is such a crystal clear reminder to me that no matter how hard this semester has been (and it has been very hard), God is crazy, awesome, beautiful, ridiculous, amazing, over the top, all the time never stopping    ...... good to me.