I started P90X about a week ago, and I’m actually going head to head with one of my friends here in St.Louis in a “Biggest Loser” match for 3 months. I’m watching what I eat and doing the P90x system. So far, it’s pretty crazy, but I’ve lost 10 pounds in the first week. I think a big part of that has to do with watching my diet. Anyway, after these 90 days, we’ll see where I’m at. I’ll probably post updates here and there as I find the time. 
Filed under: Kingdom Perspective
Another day has gone by since left Champaign-Urbana. Today was my first day of seminary @ Covenant Theological Seminary. Had a Greek course and a preaching course. It’s all still very surreal, you know? I’m here, in St. Louis, but it feels like I’m not really here. I don’t know, it’s something about moving on that’s tough. You grow to love a place, the people, the atmosphere even. Things are definitely different here, not different bad, but just different. It’s the type of feeling you just can’t quite put into words. The one thing, the one person that remains is God. He reminded me tonight that He has a plan for me and that He still has so much to change in me. I came here, knowing that I was by no means “ready,” nor would I ever be that without the power and grace of my Lord. At “The Source,” which is a Campus Crusade for Christ large group meeting @ Lindenwood University, I have the privilege to lead the worship time. There’s nothing like worshping the Lord and seeing others lift up their hands to our loving Father in Heaven as well. I don’t know, I gotta get to sleep, but I had a lot on my mind. Need to pray more… Please pray for me.
Filed under: Mr. Josh's Adventures! | Tags: Cho, Christian, Elementary, First, Grade, Joshua, Kindergarten, stories, Story, Teacher
So, I realize that NOBODY reads my weblog… mostly because I don’t really write in it, and I haven’t really told anyone else that I have one. I never got around to really using it… in fact, for about a year, the only post I had up on my site was the default one that says “Hello World!” But here I am now.. at almost 2AM in the morning, wanting to write something down before I forget.
So many hilarious things can happen in a kindergarten/1st grade classroom. If you didn’t know, I work as an assistant in a K-1 room, and every day is an adventure.
Just today, I realized, I’m still so much immature when it comes to some things. In a world where gas prices are continually increasing, in Mr. Josh’s K-1 classroom, there is an ABUNDANCE of free gas. Unfortunately, it’s not the kind you can use to get your car’s engine going. Nope, it’s the kind that hits you in the face like a car accident, haha. A lot of times the teachers and I will look at each other and with no words just facial expressions communicate to each other “Are you seroius!?” The head teacher in my class even gagged once because the smell was so foul. How can such a foul odor be emitted by one of God’s beautiful children? A little African-American 5-year old? Two words… Original Sin.
I’m not gonna lie, we always teach our kids to not laugh when fellow classmates fart, but sometimes it just gets so ridiculous that I just HAVE to laugh! Hahahaha, even just thinking about it makes me laugh! Aww, I love my kids, stinks and all… but really, sometimes… ARE YOU FOR REAL!?
Another thing that reminded me of my still sometimes childishness is when I laugh at slightly inappropriate things. Really, this time it was because it was kind of a cute mistake by one of my kids. We’ve been learning about God’s love in our class over the past few weeks, and today we reviewed some of those things. The teacher asked “What does God teach us?” One of my students, Jeremiah, was SO excited to answer. “Yes, Jeremiah?” the teacher asked. Jeremiah proudly answered, “God teaches us how to make love.” Hahaha, sorry.. definitely just chuckled to myself. What he was trying to say was “God teaches us how to SHOW love.” Of course, some of the kids saw me chuckling over by the side and TOTALLY called me out!! 
Maya, how could you!? “MR. JOSH IS LAUGHING!!” And then the head teacher, overhearing everything that was going on, of course laughed as well. Nothing gets by these kids, haha. I LOVE’em!!! Well, that’s about it. Tomorrow, another fun day at Canaan Academy. I’m gonna miss it when I head out to St. Louis for sure.
