Back to School!

Today marked my first day at school with students. Just before Labor Day, I had done some setting up in my classroom, participated in meetings at Bridlemile, then traveled down to Eugene to finalize the move (of my mother) up to Sherwood. I had almost thought that the ball had been dropped with the Uhaul I had to pick up in Junction City, until the auto detailing shop proprietor's wife showed up unexpectedly and walked me through the rental while talking to her husband in another state via telephone. It seems he was on the road to deliver a motorcycle to someone in Las Vegas and someone hadn't informed him that my online Uhaul reservation had to be addressed. Anyway, I considered it divine intervention that she "accidentally" drove up to run an errand. I sure appreciate how the Lord delights in addressing the "nitty-gritty" details for his kids (especially when they are under immense stress!)

We finally got everything packed up, drove up to Sherwood, and got everything unloaded by Saturday evening. We're slowly "de-cluttering" the garage with trips to the storage unit and talking friends into taking extra mattresses and other items off our hands. I'm hoping by winter we'll be able to actually fit a car in the ol' garage.

Mom is doing relatively well. We have turned our downstairs office room into a bedroom, and there's a full bathroom right next to her room. She has made contact with her primary care physician in Sherwood and will see her new oncologist in Beaverton this coming Friday.

Thanks again to all of you who keep praying, writing, calling, and/or keep mom (and all of us!) encouraged. It really means a lot to all of us!

In case you're interested, here's a couple of websites you might be interested in. The first (http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/TBlack1/) is my new classroom website, and the second (http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools-c/pages/bridlemile/index.htm) is our school website at Bridlemile Elementary School.
Tim