Moved a heavy piece of furniture out today. That was my exercise. Good thing my back is strong. Keep doing the Pilates.
Pastor Beebe talked the morning about the parable of the vineyard owner who asked his son to work in the vineyard and he said no, but then later he went and worked. The owner asked his other son to work in the vineyard and he said yes, but then he didn't go. There could be more to both of these stories, but the bottom line in is one did the work and the other didn't. Whether you do the Lord's will or not only changes when you will be received into heaven, not if you will.
On this day:
2003 - Nicole Mom and I went to church, then K-mart and then it was time for Nicole to go back to Albion. It was her first year away at college and she came home every weekend. The house was so empty on Sunday when she left. Mom and I would go out to dinner just so we wouldn't have to see the empty chair at the table.
1978 - Heavy fighting occurred in Lebanon between Syrian peacekeeping troops and Lebanese Christian militiamen. But they share the same good food!
Parenting - Last week I saw a friends daughter sitting in the gathering area at church and she looked so sad. I might have misread the problem but I don't think so. I said "you know I remember when Nicole went away that first year to college. It was terrible, when she was there she wanted to come home and when she was home she knew she needed to be there." If I had it to do over I think it would have been better to start at a local college, that first year is so tough.
Damascus Syria - last few days here then we move. I have been reading about this place, all the wars, political problems and strife they have. The pictures show a beautiful city with a lot of possibilities but they have lost their ability to work together for the better good. Lets look at a little more:
With a growing population, Syria has a good basic education system. Since 2000 the Government of Syria has significantly increased the expenditure on education 1 to 6. In 2002, elementary and primary education were combined into one basic education stage and education was made compulsory and free from grades 1 to 9.
Arabic is the medium of instruction in the Syrian Arab Republic. English is taught from grade 1 in the basic learning stage as the primary second language, and French is taught in grades 7-12.
According to the 2007 census, 98 percent of schools in Syria are public(state run), 1.8 percent are private,[1] and 0.2 percent are United Nations Relief and Works Agency schools for children who are refugees.[2]
In 2007, there were 8 million students in the education system of Syria (4 million in basic education, 1.4 million in secondary and 2.3 million in tertiary). Given the current growth rate in the school age population, it is projected that by 2015, the education system in Syria will need to cater to an additional 1 million students in basic and secondary education. The school system in Syria is divided into basic and secondary education levels:
1st to 6th grade: Primary Education Level (Arabic: تعليم أساسي حلقة أولى)
7th to 9th grade: Lower Secondary Education Level (Arabic: تعليم أساسي حلقة ثانية)
10th to 12th grade: Upper Secondary Education (Arabic: التعليم الثانوي), which is the equivalent of High School.
Enjoy the day! Make it memorable!
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