Chris Tomlin - In The Secret

home sweet home

What else can I say...
I'm home and loving every minute of it :D

...money...money...money...

The world circles around the concept of MONEY!
Without money, whatever currency, we can't go far...
In all parts of the world types of currency are needed
to live. There are different exchange rates, tax percentages.
But all around the world, everything involves money.

There's nations with high debts, and there are people whose
debt is continually increasing.Others have a current debt
but are working stinking hard to get rid of it. I on the other
hand seem to be increasing my debt. I have never been in
debt before, but now since I'm in university I have huge loans.

The thought of having the crazy amount of debt I have right
now is terrifying. The thought of it increasing every year,
from now on until I graduate scares me even more.
And the thought that from now on I will live on an extremely
low budget, and try to live stewardly seems impossible.

Currently I'm enrolled in a private university. It is an amazing
university and I have thoroughly enjoyed my first semester
there. The first semester is now done, and I am thankful for the
growth and the new experiences of the past semester. Plus
all the blessings I have received.

But the amount owing first of all to the school is terrifying.
With that an ever increasing amount of debt. It all involves
money, money that I don't have..
I have been taught to trust the Lord, and to find His will
in all things. I have experience that trust and faith really works.

However, that does not make it easy. I am home for the
break right now, and it is so nice to be home right now. It
is also tempting to withdraw from Redeemer, and go to a
university closer to home, with less tuition awaiting, and
not going as deep into debt.

To find God's will, to trust His plan and purpose for me
is something I will be searching for, and have been.
To trust in Jehovah Jireh, my provider!
For now and forever more!

Math is hard

I found this article online.. and boy does it fit me well, especially the highlighted part. 

(PS--When I arrived at Redeemer I got a note in my mail from the registrar that I had to take another math course in order to be able to enroll into the Ed program.. O NO!! I was devastated, thought I was done HARD math forever... Thankfully I got out of it, and don't have to worry about doing more math :) )

Math is hard

Emily writes about why math is going to get a lot harder for your kids

As you may have already heard, there’s a debate raging on about how math should be taught in schools.

According to Thursday’s Globe and Mail article, the multiplication table is out and strategic problem solving is taking its place.

Yes, you read that right; apparently kids don’t need to learn the basics of adding and subtracting, but they’ll know how to approach it with “strategy.”

Although I’m a word girl through-and-through, there was a time, back in elementary school and part of high school, when I actually really liked math. As a chronic over-thinker, I was always asking, “why?” So for me, math was a break from words and arguments and paragraph structure and research. It was a series of formulas that, if executed properly, would result in the correct answer. The only correct answer.

My over-active mind found comfort in the straightforward formulas of algebra and addition, like one giant puzzle to solve. It wasn’t until the introduction of graphing calculators that my hatred of math started.

It’s no surprise that this change in my attitude towards math coincided with the introduction of strategy. If we’re starting our kids on the word-oriented strategies of math and digging into the “why” rather than the “how much” of math, we’re basically moving backwards.

As the Globe and Mail article states, cutting out the multiplication tables is like “playing the piano without ever learning scales, or hockey without basic drills."

Needless to say, math is about the numbers. And that’s the way it should stay.

What do you think about the way math is being taught these days?

Photo by O.Taillon via Flickr

time zone

Boy I just realized that I was still living yesterday according to the blogpost, that is I was three timezones behind... So I fixed it.. Also I know live in Ontario and am in the Toronto Eastern Time Zone :D Yay! Life changes... gotta go along with it.. ;)

OH HAPPY DAY

(ACC - African Children's Choir singing the song OH HAPPY DAY...) 


Well when it's 2am and you're studying for an exam that is at 9am... Really it is NOT a happy day!


But OH HAPPY DAY....! I GET TO FLY HOME TODAY... :)


(My ticket is printed, I will have 3+ hours to spare between exam and drive to the airport so that is when I will pack, and must write an exam and sleep before I go. Can I just say it one more time?! OH HAPPY DAY)

happy

I am in love with colour. 

They make me so very happy.

Praise the Creator for making life colourful!