A taste of spring

Hello, Friends,

I know that all of you must be enjoying this taste of spring. The warmer weather and the spring showers have many people out. Next week is spring break for many local college students. You can see their migration south as the snow birds and actual birds begin their migrations north!

And speaking of migrations, this is that sad time of year when some of our friends prepare to return to their home countries. As you go on your way, please know that you are in my thoughts and in my heart. I will miss your faces at our meetings! Please be sure to keep in touch. Let me know how you are doing; I love to hear from all of our Friends. I am looking forward to seeing you again!

And speaking of Spring...this Sunday we spring forward. Don't forget to set you clocks forward one hour and be prepared to wake up in the dark once again.

And speaking of March; Tuesday begins the madness! All of Hoosierdom celebrates this time of year with one word: basketball! It doesn't take any skill and how you make your picks is up to you. I created a bracket board for us called International Friends. You can join me from my Facebook page or from here: http://bracketchallenge.ncaa.com or you can load the app for your iPhone. Join the fun! Brackets open March 13 after the final game.

Tibbs Drive In Theater opens this weekend! This is a true sign of spring!

International Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:00-10:30, Room 100

Welcome back to so many people. It was great to see all of you this Tuesday! We backed up to talk about Luke 8:16-18 again. These three verses are often seen as a very confusing lesson, but when we read them and talk about them we find that like most things in our lives things become clear with a little attention. We moved on to read Luke 8: 19-21. We are reminded that there was a crowd of people with Jesus. The crowd was so big that they spilled out of the house where He was staying. Jesus' mother and brothers cam to see Him. Jesus answers with a surprising answer: My mother and brothers are those who hear God's word and put it into practice (Luke 8:21). When we know that God loves and cares for us and we in turn love and care for others, we are Jesus' mother and brothers! We are Jesus' family.

March 15: Let's read Luke 8:22-25 and then, let's finish the chapter!

International Friends: Tuesdays 10:30-12:00, Room 100

We relaxed and enjoyed some delicious conversation. What was our topic? Anything and everything!

March 15: Let's taste corned beef and cabbage and green milk, Come and dance a jig!

Join us to learn to cook this traditional "Irish" dish and dance a traditional Irish dance! as we prepare to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Learn about this fun holiday when everyone is Irish!

Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00, upstairs classrooms

Elizabeth wasn't with us to chat. We got on the topic of sports what with March Madness.

March 16: Let's talk about Unit 19
Bring your picks for basketball. 

English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-12:00, upstairs classrooms

I had a great time visiting in your classrooms today. What interesting conversations! We talked of marriage, politics, grandmother advice and so many other things! We talked about the fact that so much of our elections this year is a media circus. One thing is sure, we haven't had debates or a competition like this in generations!

taste of ____: this phrase is used when there is an opportunity to enjoy a sample or
madness: group excitement over an event
makes your picks: choose the winners
up to you: you decide
things become clear: things are understandable
spilled out: in this case the building was too small to accommocate all of the the people. They stood outside just to hear.
delicious: something doesn't have to be tasted to be delicious! We can use this word to describe anything that we enjoy and is satisfying.
anything and everything: when we include a wide range of topics in our conversation, chatting and following the flow
media circus: where there is excessive involvement, input and presence of reporters