Hello Friends,

Apparently winter isn't finished with us, yet! They are predicting snow for Sunday. Since my magnolia is blooming, I am not surprised. We always have one more snow after it blooms, then we are done for the year. This tree is very reliable. Enjoy this one, last snow!

I hope that you are enjoying the first week of March Madness. There have been plenty of upsets! Purdue crashed and burned in the first round and that upset so many brackets.

International Bible Study: Tuesdays, 9:00-10:30, room 100.
We read a great story where Jesus is asleep on a boat as they cross the Sea of Galilee. A storm blows up and the disciples on the boat fear for their life. They wake Jesus. He tells the wind to "be still." Then, Jesus tells the disciples that they have little faith. This story shows us so much about Jesus:

• He is human: He is exhausted and a little cranky when they wake Him (who wouldn't be)
• He is creator God: He tells the wind to be still; it stops blowing.

It shows us so much about the disciples:

• They don't realize who Jesus really is: creator God; savior.
• They don't understand Jesus' capacity to overcome all things of this world (what is more of a miracle: healing people and raising them from the dead or calming the wind?

We can rely on Him to be there for us and to save us.

March 22: Let's read Luke 8:26-39

International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-12:00, room 100.
I hope that you enjoyed St. Patrick's Day and tried cooking corned beef and cabbage.

March 22: Let's dye Easter Eggs.
Bring some hard boiled eggs to dye and join in this fun art/craft.

Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-5:00, upstairs.
We talked about using technology and used our phones to make our brackets for March Madness. Elizabeth brought delicious green borscht. She made it using rainbow kale. This is a great vegetable with a strong flavor that goes well in many dishes.

March 23: Units
We will dine on loaded nachos and talk about paid jobs.

upsets: expected outcomes do not occur
crashed and burned: lost, performed poorly
so many: more than many
finished with us: over
cranky: irritable
be there for us: listen and help
art/craft: / between two words means that those two things are true or one or the other is true. Easter egg dying is an art. Easter egg dying is a craft. Easter egg dying is both an art and a craft. / is so much simpler.
loaded: something that has "the works" or all the ingredients