A View of a Missionary's life

Hey! It's me Rebekah. I just got an e-mail from Maria Wesley. Her and her husband are missionaries to Jamaica. She has four kids, Moriah, Alexis, Eden, and Brynlee. Her blog is called Raising 4 Princesses. Her blog address is www.caribbeanmissionarywife.blogspot.com
I hope you take a look at her blog. It is absolutely wonderful. She is a loving mother, Godly Christian, and a wonderful influence. She loves the Jamaican people. Maria Wesley is a wonderful person.
~Rebekah~

New Video!

Hey! It's me Rebekah! Here is a new video of my music group for junior church. I'm at the piano singing with my other friends. My group includes Abby, Amy, Katelyn, Courtney Senecal, and Kimberly Senecal, but Kimmy didn't sing with us on this one. Enjoy! 
~Rebekah~

Summer

Hey! This is Rebekah! School is closing in on us and the beginning of summer vacation for us is busy. (by us I mean everybody) Graduation is coming soon and we have 4 graduates this year. (I think) Jacob Brown, Joe Titus (I think), Joy Tullock, and Elisabeth Senecal are graduating this year. The Teen Choir is singing "Here Am I". On June 17th, the church is going to a Red Wings Game. The high schoolers and some others are going to Albany. Camp is only 43 days away, CAN'T WAIT! My good friend Courtney is coming too! That is gonna be really fun! Well, gtg.

Piano Recital

Hello! This is Rebekah. Last night, I had a piano recital. There were 20 kids and I was the oldest so I HAD to go last. That was nerve wrecking. I knew 8 kids. 3 from NYSSMA and 5 from the home lessons. There were 3 people who played Fur Elise. This boy named Devon, he played Laid Back Ludwig that had Fur Elise, Entertainment, and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. He played parts of those. Nadia Rothpearl played Fur Elise the shorter version and I played Fur Elise the 4 page-long version. My piano teacher told who did NYSSMA and what they got. Here's what it read.
Nathaniel got an Excellent
Anna got an Excellent
Abbey got an Excellent
Jennifer got an  Excellent
Rebekah got an OUSTANDING
  Don't know why she put it all  in capitals. My friend Jennifer Shields and I hung out there. This little girl named Pierce had her own "dance show". She was twirling around before the recital. How cute! :) Well.... got to go. bye! :)

Our School

   Hey! This is Rebekah. I'm retyping Abbey's post because we are experiencing some weird problems with our font.
     Hey! It's me Abbey. Just doing another little checkup. (by the way, I was wrong, Katelyn is singing Sunday.) What shall I talk about???? Let's talk about our church-school. Our school is a private school and my sister happens to be  the supervisor!!!! We have gym about 1:15 or 1:05 on Mondays and Thursdays. Friday, at 1:15, we have our 5 minute break, then we tear down the room. (which basically means we take down the tables and chairs and set up for Sunday's junior church) We get little booklets to work on which we get from 5-7 subjects and we do about 3-4 pages in each PACE. ( which is what our booklets are called) Then when we finish the PACE, we get the next one. Our PACE'S are an average of 40 pages. One of the reason that they are called PACE'S is that we work at our own pace. An example is that I'm supposed to be in 6th grade but I'm very very very close to 9th grade work so yeah, I love my school. Can you imagine that I have four more long grades of school!!!!!!!!! Rebekah does not go to our school. She used to but now she's home schooled but she uses the same PACE'S we do. Well that's our school!!!~ Abbey

Nutritionist

Nutritionist
            by Rebekah
    This is a composition I wrote for biology. So I'm gonna write small 'cause it's long.
                                      Nutritionist
     My career topic is about Nutritionists. A nutritionist is a person who advises on matters of food and nutrition impacts on health. They are recognized health care professionals.
     The job duties of a nutritionist involves the review of the nutritional content of an organization's entire menu, educating the food service staff on nutritional concepts, or proposing changes and monitoring compliance with local, state, or federal regulations. Assessing and individual's dietary habits and devising a program that rectifies nutritional deficiencies are also part of a nutritionist's jobs. 
     a nutritionist could work at hospitals, nursing homes, correctional facilities, or schools that serve meals to a large number of people. They could also work in the food industry.
      To be a nutritionist, you must have a 4-year bachelors degree. Food service is one of the programs you can take. Food service courses involve finance, accounting, and institutional management. Dietetics is another program you can take. Dietetic courses include biology, biochemistry, microbiology, and chemistry. Nutrition Science is another program you can take. Courses topics include food and culture, nutritional evaluation, nutritional therapy, and food service delivery. All bachelor's degree programs require completion of general education courses in composition, mathematics, and the humanities or social science. 
    This career interests me because a friend of mine has a problem with this and is going to become a nutritionist.
     
                          

Why Men Don't Work In the Nurseries

Why Men Don't Work In the Nurseries 
                              by Rebekah
Here are some reasons why men don't work in the nurseries.
1. They don't have the patience
2. They can't change a diaper
3. They can't feed a baby right
4. They don't know how to spell a child's name right
5. They can't stand the baby's crying
6. They Lysol the baby
7. They read the sports page to them
8. When the mother comes to pick their child up, they throw the baby around
This is why men don't work in the nurseries.

A Mother's Love

A Mother's Love
             by Rebekah
    This is a poem I made up.
                     A Mother's Love

A mother is there

to love and care.

She knows if we've done wrong.

She teaches the Bible,

She teaches God's song,

"Mother May I" is our game,

where we learn our manners.

Her love is just the same, 

so post it on every banner.

Mother, may I fulfill,

the desires of you heart,

So we can never be apart.

Mother's Day

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!
    by Rebekah
   HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! Today, Louisa Foster sand "My Mother's Gentle Love". She sang that yesterday at the Affair of The Heart. The same thing happened again as last Sunday! I come into the auditorium and I can't even sit with my friend! Thanks to Luke! Ok, back to the subject. Today's Mother's Day so do something nice for your mother. Give her flowers,cards, or something YOU made. Yes you. To me, Louisa Foster's gift to her mom was her song. So........ HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!

Mother-daughter-luncheon

Affair of the Heart
               by Rebekah
    Hello! Today was the day of the Mother-daughter-luncheon/ craft fair. The sight was beautiful. There were tables with a white covering, red heart balloons, green and white balloons, butterflies, crafts, etc. Abbey and I had our own stand. I was inventorying for Mrs. Ruthven, Mrs. Geer, Katelyn, Mrs. Miraglia, for the kitchen stuff, and for me. I also helped with the balloon darts and the Teen Choir sang.The Teen Choir sang "A Tender Heart." We all had a hard time with a part but we got it! I had to lead the girls up. Some of them wanted me to sing loud so they can follow.  Betsy made beautiful earrings, bracelets, necklaces, Bekah Young made jewelery too. Mrs. Tullock made yummy goodies, Mrs. Charland made goodies too and had picture frames. Abby made candles, signature signs, and rocks. There were a lot of great things. Louisa Foster sang "My Mother's Gentle Love", Mr. Brown, Andrew Young, Steven Foster, and Bro. Cialini sang "Near To The Heart of God", and "Mother's Way of Saying, Honey I Love You". They also did a really funny skit about why guys DON'T work in the nursery. They had to pretend with Abbey's baby dolls. Mr. Brown pretended to change the diaper and wore gloves and an air mask. When Mrs. Charland came, they were throwing the baby around and when they saw her, the baby looked fine. (not, they duct taped the baby X( ) They were giving out prizes and I won a totally cute picture album. Here are some pictures.

                                          Mrs. Ruthven's Dishcloths........

                                          Katelyn's Coloring Books.....

                                          Mrs. Miraglia's Bracelets.......

                                          My Clay Roses........

                                          Katelyn's Sign that kept falling off......

                                          Abbey and her signature signs....

                                          Abby's Rocks.......

                                          Mrs. Ruthven's Dishcloths and Scrub stuff.....

                                          Mrs. Charland's Photo Frames...

                                          The gymn......

                                          People.....

                                          Prisms.......

                                          Flower Hair Clips.....

                                          Mrs. Foster's Stuff.....
I  have some videos but have to figure out a way to put them on. See Ya!

Mother-daughter-luncheon

Affair of the Heart
                  by Rebekah
    Hello! The mother-daughter-luncheon/ craft fair is drawing closer! Just 2 more days left! Yep, Louisa Foster is singing "My Mother's Gentle Love", the Teen Choir is singing "A Tender Heart", and more!

HAPPY......

HAPPY......
                by Rebekah
     BIRTHDAY ELISABETH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you have a wonderful birthday Elisabeth!

Have Faith, God Makes No Mistakes

Have Faith, God Makes No Mistakes
                          by Rebekah
    In this article, I'm gonna talk about a person who has a strong faith in God, (to me she does) even in hard times. I have a friend who was going through some hard times. She had terrible pains and would just go and throw up. Well, she had some problems in her diet. If I were in her situation, I would probably be mad at God. This friend had faith in God. She probably knew that He had done it to her for a reason. Right now, she's on a changed diet, but her faith in God is strong. I really admire that, and hope she knows that. :)

The Story of Easter

The Story of Easter
               by Rebekah and Brittany
           published by Rebekah
   This is an article Brittany and I wrote for the Patriot Post.
     Some people think Easter is about candy and the Easter bunny, but really, it's different! In Matthew 26,27, and 28, it talks about the REAL Easter story, like when Jesus was praying in  the garden of Gethsemane and the soldiers came and arrested Him and took Him before Pontious Pilate. Pontious Pilate asked Him questions and gave the crowd a choice whether they wanted Barrabbus or Jesus, they chose Barrabbus. Then the crowd was chanting: "Crucify Him, Crucify Him!" The soldiers then put a crown of thorns on His head and whipped His back and put a scarlet robe upon Him. Then they took Him to Golgotha and nailed Him to the cross between the two thieves. The people mocked Him and said "If you're the King of Israel, why don't you come down and we will believe you." One of the thieves got saved and Jesus said," I will see you in Heaven." Then Jesus died, and Joseph asked for His body and they placed His body in a tomb, and we call that day Resurection Day, or Easter. That is what Easter is really about. :)

NYSSMA

NYSSMA
     by Rebekah
    Wow! Today was NYSSMA and it was my first time doing it, I got the highest score you can get! 
  

A Soldier's Cry

A Soldier's Cry
             by Rebekah
This is a poem I found. It was written by Ellen Bailey.
    Jagged heart,
    Souls plead,
    Voices cry,
    No time to bleed,
    
    Whispers linger,
    In the night, 
        Death all around,
    Horrible sight,
      
        Face to face,
    You're just like me,
    Sad to think,
    War has to be,
   
    Killing fields,
    Battle sweeps,
    End is near,
    Soldiers weep.