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Career Advice
In my 20s I wanted to do so many things! In my 30s I started doing some of those things more. In my 40s I started getting better at some of those things. In my 50s I am doing a few of those things really well. In my 60s I expect to revisit some things
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…along the right paths…
Psalm 23 shares comfort and reassurance. At different points in life what we need is not that same as before, either. As we shared in the newsletter, something new is that Liberty and Van are taking an international adventure without mom and dad! Good, this is a path I would call “right”. First, it is
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Start of a New Year, and End of a Semester
How many posts of mine have started with a similar tone? Well, here is another. Every year goes by so quick. But, praise God, we somehow keep up. The picture above was taken over the Christmas holidays, so you might think it is the most recent pic of the Cookes. In fact, I’ve since shaved
Teaching At the high school
Shane is the ELL Supervisor and teacher at BFA. ELL, in case you are wondering, is English Language Learning. He helps students who have had 3 years of schooling in a language other than English, and who are new to BFA.
Teaching Primary School
Michelle took on the challenge of being the new Gr. 3 teacher in a dual-language German school. She handles the English side of class content, and teaches a wide variety of topics, positively impacting young lives.
We are all at Black Forest Academy, located in Kandern, Germany. This is the southwest corner of the world-famous Black Forest. France is 20 minutes to the west. Switzerland is 20 minutes due south. Around us is wondrous beauty.