Merry Christmas!

I'm not sure if anyone is actually reading this blog, but if you who are, "Merry Christmas"!

I've graded finals, papers, and projects; wrapped up quarter 2 and semester 1 of the school year; taken the kids on an ice skating outing; and cleaned my classroom, among many other activities. And all that says that Christmas break is finally (or is it already?) here, and I can forget about school for a while.

So what does the Nomadic Duo have planned for this break? Well, since we are "nomadic," we have decided that getting off the island for a while is a good idea. We are heading to Tokyo and the surrounding areas for the two weeks of break that we have. We will be helping with some Christmas outreaches and visiting friends, as well as doing some sight seeing.

I am looking forward to a time of refreshment as well as hoping to be an encouragement to those that we meet.

The verse that has been going through my mind lately is Psalm 37: 4, which says, "Delight yourself in the LORD; and He will give you the desires of your heart." As I was thinking about what the desires of my heart are, I also was thinking about the Christmas carol "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," which refers to Jesus as the "Desire of nations" (see also Haggai 2:7). This Christmas, I'm delighting myself in the LORD daily because He HAS given me the Desire of my heart.