What Has Joyce Been Up To?

Besides taking care of me, Joyce has been pretty busy this semester. Weekdays she starts her day at the Little Lambs pre-school where she teaches eight kids between the ages of 3-4. Little Lambs is a ministry of Faith Presbyterian and Reformed Church. Their pastor Neil Culbertson is a PIBC Board member. Besides teaching 3 and 4 year olds to read Joyce has been getting them ready for Friday's Christmas program. Pictured here you can see her class in the Bethlehem stable with the manger that she made out of a refrigerator box and TV box. She has been getting her Mary and Joseph, three shepherds and two angels ready to say their parts on Friday. As I post this she is sewing the costumes.

About 1 PM Joyce usually heads over to PIBC. She has two Tuesday/Thursday classes: New Testament History (pictured) and Teaching English as a Second Language Practicum. She finished up her final in NT History and is putting the finishing touches on her portfolio for TESL. On the other weekday afternoons she either does homework, helps out at PIBC (she is really loving her teaching time in the PIBC ESL program) or does work around the house - mowing is one of her favorite activities.




We try to spend one night out every week. Last Saturday we went over to the Micronesia Mall to eat Taco Bell and see the Christmas Tree Light Show (talk about a cheap date!) We had a good time with Joyce's mom and dad and the Plaxtons. The light show was pretty good and we spent over an hour in the food court just talking. It was a nice break.

How does she get all this in? She is not superwoman, but she does get a lot done. I can tell you that pretty much every night as soon as her head hits the pillow she is out. I think she is planning on adding a room to the house over Christmas vacation!