All those people going somewhere... why have I never cared.... give me your eyes for just one second give me your eyes so I can see.
Well haven't written in a while. Lot going on here lately.
Watching Lord of the Rings right now.
It is Lent 2009. Doing a lot of cool things this year. Hopefully it will be a groundbreaking kinda time. In the midst of a sort of spiritual renewal in a sense. 
Christ is moving a great many things in my life. Blessings and sufferings are abundant. Satan is trying his best to hang on with a great vengeance. Pray for perseverance. please pray for me.
I have finished my first two weeks of teaching and it has been increadable! My students are crazy and loud and disorganized and 11!!!! It is like working with myself when I was little! They drive me crazy and I love them to death all at the same time! I am absolutely utterly exhausted every single day and yet there is always one of those moments that makes it just perfectly worth it! I can't believe I haven't done this sooner. it is what my life was meant for! It is the hardest that I have ever worked at something to perfect it. Right now I am still just trying to keep my head above water but even now I know that I was made for this! I know that these crazy funny kids are the reason I strive for perfection so that through me they may come to know the truths about God and the truths revealed about Him in the wonderful world around them. It makes me want to be as holy as humanly possible so that my kids really have something spectacular to look to and don't just see an outline of something that can be. These are amazing holy and hard working kids. They are the kind of kids that are challenged beyond belief at their school and because the bar is set so high they are reaching it and exceeding it every day! If we expected any less of them they would have nothing to prove but when they are challenged the way they are here they soar!
I have seen all of this in just the few short weeks that I have worked with these kids and the few short months that I have been with this school but it is obvious there is something else at work here. I can't wait to see what the rest of the year has in store. Just hope that I can tread water long enough to keep them challenged and happy!
Like my brilliant Aunt said. Just put food on the table.... some days it will be a real home cooked meal some days you will work your tail off to offer them cereal. As long as they are fed you are doing your job!
Lord please bless my students and their families. Please help them all to love you more and know your love for them each day!
I am gonna be a teacher! WAAHOO..... getting nervous although I have found some great resources. I am working on a log of good ideas that I have so I won't lose track of them. I am actually probably more nervous about coaching than I am of teaching!
My best bud had a gorgeous little baby girl! I am so happy for their little family. Please keep them in your prayers.
Bought a new purple and blue soccer ball yesterday. It's AWESOME!!!
Any teaching suggestions would be appreciated.
What was your favorite thing about third grade?
Running running and more running!
I got this ipod nano I decided that it was what I really wanted for my birthday and I just used my tax money and my grandparents birthday money and I bought it! Great investment. I also bought the nike sport kit and have LOVED it so far.
i can set goals on line like one goal I set 100 miles in 2008 very achievable so I am excited about that. and my motivation if i don't achieve my goal I have to give up McDonald's for 2009. so 100 miles or bust!!
I also can view my runs by a little graph that shows at what point i get tired and start to slow down like today i got tired at 1.3 miles so the next time when i hit 1.3 i know to push through hard at that point cuz it is my slow point! i think that if i really get good i am going to enter in a 5K race at the end of the summer! wouldn't that be fun!
so that is all for now the weather is nice which makes running even more fun.
happy day all.
1. Yesterday was a day of Divine Intervention.
I was supposed to work 7:30-2:30 at ON. At 2pm my boss asked if I could pick up another half hour until the next shift came in. I said I can stay until 3pm. At 2:45 my grandparents showed up looking for me and a shirt! They would have missed me had I gone home early. I didn't know just how much of a miracle that would be until later. So when I got off at 3 we went over to the mall together did some shopping and had some orange julius even though it was late. That proved to be another miracle! On our way home I was driving separate of course... they decided to follow me. However they got stuck behind a stop light and I was a few miles up ahead. In Coon Valley I started to worry because my van was shaking rather violently after I hit my brakes to come off cruise. It was fine through the city so I put the thought out of my mind. My van was laboring its way up the ten mile hill when, "BOOM, THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD THUD...." my tire was not just flat I had a BLOWOUT!!! I quickly pulled over and was worried because I couldn't make it to the top of the hill where it was flat. I put my hazards on and called mom. Before I could even say hello Grandma and Grandpa were pulling up behind me!
Grandma got out all of her emergency hats and mittens for us to use while standing out in the cold! She didn't have any snacks as it was getting late but that last minute orange julius proved enough to tide us over and keep our spirits up. Grandpa had enough trouble getting the old tire off in the cold and removing the rusty spare from under the car but he managed. Luckily we were in the three lane section of the road so that people weren't flying by right next to us. Soon a police cruiser pulled up and put his lights on so people would get out of the way.
He didn't offer to help and he must have been suspicious of something because he discretely checked in both cars windows and under my hood because it was up. Although discrete Grandma and I both noticed and were speculating!
After the almost flat spare was on the police man had a few words to share with grandma and grandpa which I will save for my second story. In the end I drove on an almost flat spare 35 MPH for 7 miles!!! at the gas station we pumped it up and I made it home. Today I went to the shop and bought two new tires! later on Grandma told me that she had been nervous about going to LaCrosse that day and had a vision of being on the coon valley hill and breaking down. She decided to leave it up to Grandpa about whether they would want to go. In the morning he said... "what do you think about taking a trip to LaCrosse today?" she then thought what the heck we'll leave it up to God!!!
What a miracle!!!!!
2. Ok so for my second story.... my grandma is really the single most thorough woman that ever was. She writes everything down and keeps the best records of anyone I know.
That being said... when the police officer pulled up behind us he must have run their plates because after all was said and done he told them that they had expired plates. Immediately my grandmother turns to me and in the most indignant voice I have ever heard her use she said to me "NO WAY JOSE!" Then she turned to the police officer and said "I'm sorry it just isn't possible we renewed in June." She ran to the glove compartment while Grandpa brought the officer around back to show him the 08 sitcker. She showed the officer her registration all the while proclaiming that it simply wasn't possible. After looking over their registration and deeming that it wasn't homemade... he said reluctantly, "well she must have made a mistake down there when she ran 'em" My grandmother then replies, "Yes she did!!!" I have never laughed so hard internally in all my life!!!! the police man returned the registration to grandma and just as I thought we would get out of this nightmare day without too much of a scrape... my grandpa says to the officer under his breath, "you don't know who you're messin' with!" I held my breath and rushed back to my car. as soon as my door shut I LAUGHED MY BUTT OFF!!!!!!
SO HERE'S TO UNHELPFUL POLICE OFFICERS, GRANDPA'S WHO FIX TIRES AND GRANDMA'S WHO ARE NOT TO BE MESSED WITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE YOU GMA&GPA
