Zion Lutheran School | Cologne, MN
  • The Zion Difference
    • Welcome from the Administrator
    • Our Mission
    • Our Beliefs & History
    • Tiger Tales
    • Faculty, Staff, and Board >
      • Preschool/Kindergarten | Ms. Benning >
        • Preschool Curriculum
        • Preschool Supply List
        • Kindergarten Curriculum
        • Kindergarten Supply List
      • 1st & 2nd Grade | Mrs. Moen >
        • 1st & 2nd Curriculum
        • 1st & 2nd Grade Supply List
      • 3rd & 4th Grade | Mrs. Morschen >
        • 3rd & 4th Curriculum
        • 3rd & 4th Grade Supply List
      • 5th & 6th Grade | Mr. Marcsisak >
        • 5th & 6th Curriculum
        • 5th & 6th Grade Supply List
      • 7th & 8th Grade | Mrs. McCloskey >
        • 7th & 8th Curriculum
        • 7th & 8th Grade Supply List
      • LSEM Special Services - Mrs. Bentz
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Admissions
    • School Calendar
    • Enrollment Timeline
    • Request Information
    • Campus Visits
    • Enroll Online
    • Tuition and Fees
    • The Zion Difference
    • But Don't Take Our Word For It...
    • Transportation Information
    • FAQs
  • Academics
    • Meet our Teachers >
      • Preschool/Kindergarten | Mrs. Jopp
      • 1st & 2nd Grade | Ms. Moen
      • 3rd & 4th Grade | Ms. Morschen
      • 5th & 6th Grade | Mr. Marcsisak
      • 7th & 8th Grade | Ms. McCloskey
    • Curriculum
    • Technology
    • Lutheran Special Education Ministries
    • Education Resources
  • Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Music
    • Theater
  • Athletics
    • Directions
    • Play Day
    • Knights Program
  • SUPPORT ZION
    • Christmas Treat Bag Order Form
    • On-Going Fundraisers
    • Ways to Give
    • Fundraising Events
    • Planned Giving
  • COVID-19
  • Church Site

Everyone Loves A Snow Day!

3/1/2019

1 Comment

 
Picture
It all started on a snowy morning on January 28th.  School was called off and everyone was pumped!  Who doesn’t love a snow day?! 
If you asked anyone the next day how they liked the snow day, I’m sure they would have said that it was great!  But, we couldn’t do that because we didn’t have school that day either.  Or the next.  Or the next!  It was National Lutheran Schools Week and we weren’t even there to celebrate it!  We finally came back to school on Friday, in time to have family fun day and go to LHS, where we watched a juggler and laughed so hard we cried, but we missed almost everything - all of our dress-up days, our annual service project to Feed My Starving Children and our fun outing to Buck Hill for some snow tubing!
 
The next week was more of the same, with no school on Thursday…and then again the next Tuesday…and again the Thursday following that!  That’s not to mention the late starts we’ve also had mixed in there.  Fast forward to this past week and we added another snow day to the mix with a day off on Wednesday and another late start this Monday.
 
There’s an old Chinese proverb that says “Be careful what you wish for, lest you get it.”  This idea is as true now as it ever has been.  If we’ve learned anything this month, it’s just that.  Everyone loves a snow day, but when we start racking them up like we have been this year, we wonder why we ever wanted one in the first place.  Our desire to have a day off has quickly turned into a silent plea for Central to NOT call off school and just let us go back to school.  But, then again, we asked for it, and here it is. 
 
The Israelites were reminded of this too.  After settling in the promised land and receiving endless blessings from God, they wanted a king.  The King of Kings wasn’t enough for them and they wanted a physical king.  It didn’t seem like a huge request at the time.  What’s the worst that can happen…
 
After some back and forth, God essentially said “You want a king?  Fine!  Have a king, but be careful what you wish for.”  What followed was a slew of terrible kings who brought nothing but rebellion, destruction, and death to God’s chosen people.
 
Now, I’m not saying we’re the Israelites.  All we wanted was an itty bitty snow day - maybe two.  That ship has sailed however, and now we are looking the possibility of adding extra days dead in the eye.
 
Moral of the Story – Be careful what you wish for!   
1 Comment
Liam link
3/17/2021 03:18:54 pm

Thank youu for writing this

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Explore Zion

The Zion Difference
Admissions
Academics
Arts
Athletics
​Support Zion

Contact Us

14735 County Road 153
Cologne, MN 55322

Phone: 952-466-3379
Fax: 952-466-2703
Email office@zion-cologne.org
​
Office Hours:
8 AM - 12 PM (Mon. -Fri.)

© 2017 Zion Lutheran School
Picture
  • The Zion Difference
    • Welcome from the Administrator
    • Our Mission
    • Our Beliefs & History
    • Tiger Tales
    • Faculty, Staff, and Board >
      • Preschool/Kindergarten | Ms. Benning >
        • Preschool Curriculum
        • Preschool Supply List
        • Kindergarten Curriculum
        • Kindergarten Supply List
      • 1st & 2nd Grade | Mrs. Moen >
        • 1st & 2nd Curriculum
        • 1st & 2nd Grade Supply List
      • 3rd & 4th Grade | Mrs. Morschen >
        • 3rd & 4th Curriculum
        • 3rd & 4th Grade Supply List
      • 5th & 6th Grade | Mr. Marcsisak >
        • 5th & 6th Curriculum
        • 5th & 6th Grade Supply List
      • 7th & 8th Grade | Mrs. McCloskey >
        • 7th & 8th Curriculum
        • 7th & 8th Grade Supply List
      • LSEM Special Services - Mrs. Bentz
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Admissions
    • School Calendar
    • Enrollment Timeline
    • Request Information
    • Campus Visits
    • Enroll Online
    • Tuition and Fees
    • The Zion Difference
    • But Don't Take Our Word For It...
    • Transportation Information
    • FAQs
  • Academics
    • Meet our Teachers >
      • Preschool/Kindergarten | Mrs. Jopp
      • 1st & 2nd Grade | Ms. Moen
      • 3rd & 4th Grade | Ms. Morschen
      • 5th & 6th Grade | Mr. Marcsisak
      • 7th & 8th Grade | Ms. McCloskey
    • Curriculum
    • Technology
    • Lutheran Special Education Ministries
    • Education Resources
  • Arts
    • Visual Arts
    • Music
    • Theater
  • Athletics
    • Directions
    • Play Day
    • Knights Program
  • SUPPORT ZION
    • Christmas Treat Bag Order Form
    • On-Going Fundraisers
    • Ways to Give
    • Fundraising Events
    • Planned Giving
  • COVID-19
  • Church Site