Thanksgiving Break

The sisters that I live with and I went to Enfield, Connecticut to our central convent there. We helped at the annual Pre-Christmas Sale, selling items and talking to the customers. There was Polish food, Christmas presents, and an auction to raise money for our elderly sisters. I worked at the religious goods table, selling statues and paintings of the saints.

For Thanksgiving, we went to visit our families. I was in New Jersey for the weekend and had a lovely time visiting. The drive was pretty long, and the traffic made it longer, but that was even relaxing to a degree. It was nice to have time alone in the car. So overall, a great holiday weekend. Now it's time to go back to school!

March News

We had our winter break, a week-long vacation from school. The three of us sisters stayed in Manchester, New Hampshire, where we slept in, went to a later Mass, went out to eat, and went shopping. The more lighter, more flexible schedule left more room for spiritual reading and prayer, which was a blessing. At the end of the week, we attended the New Hampshire state spelling bee. One of our students represented us there. She made it through the first cut, and knew all the words on the provided list of words. She got one wrong when they went off the list. We were very proud of her, and the family appreciated our attendance and support. I hadn't ever been to a spelling bee before, and I enjoyed the experience. It was definitely humbling to watch 8th graders (and younger!) spell words that I hadn't ever heard of!

We had our retreat day on Sunday. On these days prayers are private, and we go to a local monastery for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. We also watched an hour-long talk about what it means to serve God. It was inspirational and challenging.

Now we're back to school again! We just set our clocks an hour ahead, which I'm still adjusting to. Judging by my students' behavior today, they are too.