Snow in October? Really snow in October?

Well, it snowed last week on Friday and the snow is just going away and it is Monday. It is only the first week in October and already there is snow on the ground. What have I gotten myself into? Lucky it was a small amount and the wind blew it off the roads but it was and still is cold. With a capital C, C O L D. I hear it gets even colder in January. Oh man am I in trouble. I have been adopted by a nice Native American woman who is showing me around. We went to visit her relatives. I had just eaten dinner when she called me and wanted to know if I wanted to go with her. Well, we get there and sit at the kitchen table and they put food in front of you and ask what you would like to drink. You cannot turn them down because that is very insulting. So I ate another meal. They say the reason they feed whoever comes to visit is because food is the sustenance of life and they are blessing you with a long life.

I learned how to make Indian fried bread. They use it for a lot of food but they mostly use it to make Indian Tacos which is fantastic. My family at home is in for a treat at Christmas time. They do not know this but I am making them Indian Tacos. UMMM I can hardly wait.

At school we are gearing up for the Halloween Carnival,. My students have decided to do musical chairs. I know that sounds lame but we are giving out great prizes and I think we will be on our way to earning some money for our end of year field trips. Ugh field trips are not something I look forward to the work the planning the outside the classroom management too tiring but I have a few months to get ready.

I was reading in my devotional "A Woman After God's Own Heart" the other day and it said that I should surrender everything to God daily. Don't you just hate it when God speaks to you about things you don't want to deal with? I know what God was talking about. I had to surrender my hope of moving back home in the spring and I did not want to trust God with that. Silly me, I know I can trust God with everything. I am on this adventure because I trusted God completely. But I feared that God's will was for me to stay and I don't want to stay. I want to go home and be close to my family. But as my wise sister told me, if I don't surrender to God I will not have the peace, or joy that comes with obedience. God will not force anyone to surrender but He also cannot work with a stubborn heart. If I do not surrender, than what ever it is the God wishes to accomplish with me here cannot be done. So I surrendered. The homesickness does not occur as often, I am more at peace and able to handle my class better (I think), and I am starting laugh and become more joyful. I am standing on the promise that God said "I know the plans I have for you, to prosper you and not harm you." I know God wants the best for me and I refuse to settle for second best and since He can see the big picture and I cannot, I will surrender and trust Him to know what is best.

"May God bless and keep you, may He shed His countenance upon you and give you peace."