All week long we've been blessed by the gifts of the Christmas season -- a really beautiful choral concert on Tuesday evening, the faculty being spoiled by the PTO at the annual Christmas breakfast on Tuesday morning, the in-school combined concert later on Tuesday, and a fantastic instrumental concert last night.  Each of these moments was full of extra treats that were reminders of how much God-given talent resides in our student body and with the faculty, counselors and coaches who assist their development. The choreography of the choral concert, the integration of visual art into the strings performance, and the variety of solos in the Jazz and Concert Band performances are all good examples these extras.  The smiles on the faces of drawing winners at the faculty breakfast were another blessing. And thanks to our counselors, since it is the week before mid-term exams, there were a variety of stress relieving activities layered into the week too -- a moon bounce and therapy dogs to name a few.

So we are very busy and full of anticipation. Our immediate prayers are for our students as they endeavor to do their best with their mid-term exams next week.  We also pray for one another as we "wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior," recalling this verse from "O Come Divine Messiah":

O come, divine Messiah!
The world in silence waits the day
When hope shall sing its triumph,
And sadness flee away.