Hello Everyone,
There is so much going on I don't know where to begin. As many of you know I recently moved to a house near Lakeshore. Its excellent because its only a few blocks from the water and when I ride the streetcar on my way to work I can look out over the lake. It's beautiful. Maybe I will take some pictures of it for you. So we have the two top floors of a house all to ourselves, its great. Its all newly renovated and has lots of big windows. Chalak moves in this weekend and Uncle Stephen is helping me move the rest of my stuff too. I realized when I was moving that I could start my own library. I had 11 boxes of books!! How insane is that? They aren't on the many bookshelves yet but they will be soon.
We found a lot of the furniture we needed for free on websites like craigslist and freecycle. The only thing we haven't recieved yet (because we're waiting for people to move) is our new couch. So I'm siting on the floor right now. :)
In other news. It was my first week of After School Program this week. It's always nice to have the kiddies back in the building and they are as entertaining as ever. The stations are working beautifully and the points system really gets them working hard. I have 2 guys volunteering this year who used to be kids in the program themselves and its really amazing to see them working with the boys helping them with their homework and their stations, and playing ball of course.
I've decided for my next newsletter I'm going to write about "if you could see what I see". I want to tell you some stories of things I see every day that most people would never know about. I'm pretty excited about it so hopefully it will turn out ok.
I think that is all for today, I need to go plan dinner for the kids for tonight.
Thanks for reading,
BElla
Hey Everyone!
So it's back to school time again and I'm really excited. I actually love this time of year because all my pens still work! (if you know me you understand!) My after-school program begins in just a few weeks and I came up with a plan as I woke up this morning (... for some reason I get all my good ideas when I'm half asleep ... then again maybe they just seem like really good ideas because I'm half asleep) I'm hoping to work with educational stations this year where kids will have two weeks (tues-thurs only) to complete 5 stations (so 1 per day + 1 bonus). Each station will have an activity pertaining to a subject (math, science, reading, art, and history). There will also be bonus activities at each station so kids who have completed their stations can return to a station they liked and try something else. Each kid will have a note book or binder which will be kept at camp. In this notebook they must write a short entry about each activity they complete; something short that says what or who they learned about. They will also be able to rate the activity with a 5 star system. (Any teachers or educators out there if you have suggestions for this plan in general or activity ideas pass them on).
Of course back to school also means back to supply shopping and there are some things I need to help make this program plan lots of fun and as interactive as possible. I have added a new list pane on the right side of my blog which I will update regularly. If you have something on it please contact me. If you know where I can find something on it for a good price, please contact me. If you know someone else who has it and need me to help you convince them to give it to me, please contact me!!
……………………..... lindsay@urbanpromise.com ………………..................
I'm apartment hunting again. Fun Fun Fun. I will have a roommate named Chalak (see picture) and we are both very excited about finding a new home. Please pray that we find the right place and that we are able to budget wisely and have good discernment about how much rent we can actually afford. The moving day will hopefully be between the 1st of October and the end of November.Moving also means we may need some of your used stuff. So I will be adding a "Lindsay and Chalak's Apartment" list to the blog as well. On it will be all the crazy random stuff we are looking for and if you've got it and don't want it let me know.
Thank you guys so much for continuing to read my blog and pray for me. I really could not do what I do without you. My next newsletter is currently in the works and should be in your hands/inbox soon. If you have a new address, another address, or an address of someone else (that rich uncle of yours????) you would like me to send it to let me know. I am continually trying to raise my support (both financial and spiritual) and every little bit helps. If you believe in the work I am doing please spread the word and help me keep doing it.
I love you all (Please contact me I'd love to hear from you!) Many many blessings,
BElla
