Things change fast. You never know what life will bring next. One sure thing is snow! Don't pack away your winter gear, yet. As you snuggle up and spend quality time at home with your family, enjoy the last weekend of winter snow. Does that mean Indiana is finished with snow? Probably not. We can look forward to spring snow! From my experience My Magnolia blooms and then it snows one last time!
Zoom on over!
Let's meet via Zoom. International Bible Study and International Friends are free flowing, so I need you to email me to send you an invitation if you haven't received one from me. This is a great opportunity for our alumni to come on in and join the discussions. How fun is this!
For our English Classes: Please be looking for an invitation to join your class from a teacher in the very near future. This first meeting could last about 40 minutes for you to become familiar with using this application. We are very excited to add this option to our teaching and meeting repertoire (and you can add it to your skills on your resumes).
This opens a whole new world of possibilities for meeting all around the world!
COVID-19 Corner
Most of the advice for weathering these next few weeks is practical hygiene and courtesy:
- Wash you hands for at least 20 seconds...alot.
- Use a tissue to sneeze or cough. Throw it away and wash your hands.
- Don't touch your face.
- Use hand sanitizer when you can't wash.
- Wipe down often touched surfaces with antiviral cleaners.
- Don't shake hands, hug, etc. Keep "social distance".
- Stay home if you are sick.
- Senior living facilities are closed to visitors and our senior saints are being kept in to reduce exposure.
- Schools are on hiatus. E-learning is a thing!
- CLC in person services are cancelled. Watch CLC services.
- All meetings and events involving the close gathering of people are cancelled.
- It's ok to go shopping or out to eat.
International Bible Study: Tuesday, 9:30-10:20, in our new virtual room.
We read Mark 7:24-30 and 31-37. Jesus travels outside the borders of his country to reach out to non-Jewish people. He drove out a demon and healed a deaf and dumb man. Read these excellent stories. Listen to the audio to practice your English listening. Crowds continue to follow him. Mark 8:1-14 tells how Jesus feeds the 4000 with seven baskets of leftovers. The numbers are so important: in the feeding of the 5000 there were 12 baskets of leftovers: the number of the tribes of Israel. There were seven Gentile churches! Jesus returns home to Israel. Jesus shows compassion and love caring for all people. He teaches us to do the same for one another.
March 17: Let's meet on Zoom to talk about Mark 8:14-21. Jesus teaches a lesson here. Get ready for a great discussion. You may have received an invitation or email me for the invitiation to join in. Alumni and out of towners are free to join us!
International Friends: Tuesdays, 10:30-11:30, in our new virtual room.
We made delicious beer cheese soup. Everyone pitched in cheese and a vegetable. The recipe is fairly simple. Finely chop your vegetables of choice (about 4 1/2 cups). Saute them in a little bit of butter to release the flavor. Add the vegetables to four cups of chicken (or vegetable) broth or stock and a can or bottle of beer. Let them simmer until tender. Add seasonings including prepared mustard, dry mustard, pepper, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce (wouldn't Okonomiyaki sauce taste good here? Maybe a splash of catsup?)
Meanwhile, melt 1/3 cup of butter in another pan then add 1/3 cup of flour and stir constantly to make a roux or thick paste golden brown in color. Slowly stir in four cups of milk to make the base for the sauce. Stir in six cups of shredded or finely chopped cheese (we had a great variety).
Mix the two together and voila!
If you want a great basic recipe with more specific details: Wisconsin Natives Beer Cheese Soup.
March 17: Join me on Zoom to chat about St. Patrick's Day. Alumni are welcome to pop in! Shoot me an email so I can create the invitation if you plan to join us. Unfortunately the parades and parties are cancelled, but that doesn't mean that you can't enjoy a pint of Guinness and corned beef and cabbage. Take a break from buying TP and hand sanitizer and pick up cabbage, onions, carrots potatoes and corned beef. We can all make it in a cook along!
Conversation: Wednesdays, 4:30-6:00, in our new virtual room.
We tested out our new Zoom classes meeting in classes. This class is wide open for you to join!
English Classes: Thursdays, 9:30-11:30, in our new virtual rooms.
Look for e-mails from teachers inviting you to join our Zoom classes. It's easy. It's fun! Be cool like the college kids! Zoom even has a filter to make you beautiful!
gear: equipment
alumni: former students or members
from my experience: what I have encountered over time
repetoire: set of skills
opens a whole new world: new options
daily lives: how we live each day
exposure: having contact with someone or something
filter: a lens or setting that enhances a video or photo
voila: French for there you are or there it is
shoot me: send me something
pop in: join
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