Holidays and tests

This week has been pretty good.  Last week we had friday off because of Manit day.  I don't really know what its about, but its a day off of school, so I wasn't going to argue.  This week has been marked with tests.  Two test in one day, and then the other two were spread out over two days.  Tests are another thing teachers look forward to, it is a time when the whole classroom is silent for fear of getting a zero on a test.  Oh the manipulative powers that teachers have.  The hard part comes with grading tests.  When you have like 32 students in two classes that have the same test, it becomes a chore to actually grade them, but that's what sunday is ment for I've come to realize to catch up on grading and such.  

I was kind of frustrated today, I was in the middle of proctoring a test and the principle comes and asks me if he can have 4 of the students that are taking the test.  I immediately said no, but then he told me that it was because of a funeral here on the island of one of the students grandparents.  Its nice and frustrating at the same time that the families are so close.  The not so nice part about it is the fact that one funeral can shut down the school, and has a few times in the past, especially if it is someone affiliated with the school or a parent/grandparent.  

I got the privalige of having the talk for worship the other night.  I don't know if you have ever heard the song "cosmic cowboy" by Berry McGuire, but I told that story in first person.  It was pretty cool, we have some people in our group that it really reached out to.  For those that don't know the song, these are the lyrics:

I met a cosmic cowboy, ridin’ a starry range

He’s a supernatural cowboy, an’ He’s dressed up kinda’ strange

At first I didn’t see Him, bein’ out there on the run

But that ol’ hat that He was wearin’, shinin’ brighter than the sun

An’ when my eyes adjusted, to the flashin’ of His smile

I saw His invitation, sayin’ come on Barry we’ll go ridin’ for a while

 

We rode along together, for more than half a day

Right out through the changin’ weather, the sky was all turnin’ grey

Chilly winds were blowin’, the cold was cuttin’ deep

Then it started snowin’, an’ the trail was gettin’ steep

I was just about to turn around, head on back down the way we came

When somehow, without a sound, I heard Him call my name

 

Lookin’ up I saw we was high up on this ridge

He took me by my arm, an’ led me right over to the edge

I was so scared I couldn’t find a single word to say

I mean there’s ten thousand feet of empty air an’ it’s just about an inch away

But a million miles was out beyond the wavin’ of His hand

An’ I was lookin’ through His eyes, right into another land

 

He said, “This is my Father’s ranch, just as far as you can see

He made it out of nothin’, every branch an’ every tree

Made the stars an’ all the mountains, the rivers an’ the streams

Made the oceans an’ the fountains, an’ the valley of your dreams

That’s right, I know that place you been lookin’ for, that place you long to be

Truth is I’m the only door, you’re gonna have to pass right through me”

 

Then bendin’ back I tipped my hat to look Him in the eye

He just smiled an’ gave me confidence, sayin’ “Go ahead an’ try”

Well, it was now or never, an’ I knew I had to start

So I took my first step an’ I went fallin’ deep into His heart

First thing that I noticed comin’ out inside

Was all my fears were washed away, He’s teachin’ me I can fly

 

Yeah, there’s a cosmic cowboy, an He’s ridin’ a starry range

He’s a supernatural ploughboy, an’ He is dressed up kinda’ strange

At first I didn’t even see Him bein’ out there on the run

But that ol’ hat that He was wearin, shinin’ brighter than the sun

An’ when my eyes adjusted, to the flashin’ of His smile

I saw His invitation, sayin’,  “come on Barry, we’ll go ridin’ for a while”

 

Cowboy, of the light, shootin’ rainbows through the nigh

He’s my Cowboy, of the light, shooting His rainbows

Golden rainbows, eternal rainbows through the night

Its kind of a powerful song that I really like, It touches different people in different ways, but those that grew up in the mountains or in the country can sure feel it in a really good way.  

Well, Its about time for me to run.  I hope you all that are reading this are doing well.  I'm doing well.  I ask for your prayers and I thank you for them in advance.