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Monday, March 31, 2008

Singing the Songs of Zion

There is a place in the center of town,
Where you can go to hear a sweet sound.
There.
There next to the street lamp
Between two houses of worship
Sits one who has no home on this earth.
His army green cap keeps his bald head warm.
His snow white beard, cut short,
Cannot keep the cold from nipping at his cheeks.
His shoes they are brown with holes in the soles.
His jacket is green and as wrinkled as his leathery face.
His pants they are worn almost through.
He sits there each day, his accordian in hand
Playing the songs of Zion.
His seat, it is low
A flat peach colored cushion
On top of an old grey milk crate.
He plays the songs of Zion.
His hands squeeze the box as his fingers they play,
Singing the songs of Zion.
"When sailing on life's stormy sea,"
Singing the songs of Zion.
"'Tis solace to my soul to know God hears my secret prayer."
Singing the sweet strains of Zion.
"Though hard to you this journey may appear,"
Singing the songs of Zion with his accordian rare.
"All is well! All is well!"

The End!

Well, I'm nearing the end of my student teaching! It's scary and exciting all at the same time. I'm teaching the best 5th grade class in the world right now and I LOVE IT! I start interviewing for jobs April 17th. Graduation is on May 2nd and I'm really looking forward to being done, but I'm also sad to leave my 5th graders. Hopefully I'll be able to get a job at a school as amazing as the one I'm at now, so I can have as great of an experience as I've had the past 13 weeks at this one!

Check out this CUTE girl!




She's 3 months old now and weighs around 13 lbs. and growing! She's so fun!

Book Tag

I was tagged by Melanie.

Pick up the nearest book to you.

Turn to page 123 and post the fifth sentence.

Then tag 5 friends.

The book closest to me is The Price We Paid: The Extraordinary Story of the Willie and Martin Handcart Pioneers.

And the fifth sentence is:

"How far away was the Willie company?"

...and in case you were wondering, they were more than 160 miles from where the rescue team expected them to be.


I tag: Beth!