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| i have not updated this thing in a really long time. someone asked me to....so hear goes.
my hair is dark now.....loving it still for now. if you know me that won't last long.
i am teaching at a wonderful school this year. it's very different than last year. the kids are lovely, the teachers are warm and friendly, and the administration is excellent. good all around. i am in love with my job. i wake up happy to go. love love love it.
life is strange right now. not bad, just strange. i am feeling more and more grown up. sometimes i look at myself and wonder how i got here. when did i become a grown up. a person with a real job, a rent to pay, car payments to make, and my very own furniture that i own. i'm still adjusting to the weirdness.
God is teaching me a lot right now. about surrender. about love. about accepting things as they are instead of what we want them to be. i am learning about hope. seeking out strength. searching for the kind of faith that can move mountains. it's uncomfortable at the moment. i have found that it's uncomfortable most of the time when God is really working on you. uncomfortable but completely necissary.
okay so here is what i have been listening too.....it's good stuff. and it's really the only thing i like to put in my xanga.
current playlist:
counting crows.......................1492
the hollows............................close to me
kings of leon..........................charmer, arizona
ingrid michealson...................decemberbaby
a fine frenzy..........................near to you
amy winehouse.....................tears dry on their own
killers...................................romeo and juliet
paulo nutini..........................,last request
feist.....................................my moon my man
jesus jackson........................running on sunshine
against me...........................thrash unreal
otis redding..........................hard to handle
ray lamontagne....................hold you in my arms.
and i'm done.
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| Throughout my education classes we always had to end the semester with a "what I learned" project. To continue this little tradition here is a little bit of what I learned my first year of teaching.
*If you are upset it is important to realize that no one knows what you want if you are just screaming. You have to learn to use your words.
*Sometimes it truly is as simple as hugging it out and saying your sorry, if that doesn't work you can trying giving them your special treasure you found in the dirt at recess, if your friend still won't forgive move on to someone new....there is only so much time you can spend trying to fix something that is beyond repair.
*when you do something really bad, stick out your bottom lip and squeeze out some tears......works like a charm.
* play-doh does not come out of hair easily. It does not come out of clothes easily. It does not come out of carpet...brooms.....shoes.....books......easily. It does however come in very useful when you need something to roll up into a ball and throw at your classmates.
* you can't make anyone's life different. you can't save everyone. you can't change their past. you can however give them an education that can give them tools they need to survive and can get them out of where they are.
* when you're having a rough day, stop what you are doing, turn the music on and dance.
* its important to find happiness in the little things. If you let it the marble you find in the dirt can become one of your most prized possessions.
*sometimes people are wrong and mean. sick your tounge out a them.
*it is of the upmost importance that you always remember that you need to take a nap.
* you have to stand up for what you know is right. even if it means the people you work with hate you the rest of the year. you're the one that has to live with yourself.
* bosses can be mean.....its okay.......you can transfer the next year!
*hugs really do make it all feel better.
* if someone labels you and tells you that you will never be able to be like everyone else, smile big and show them how good it is to be different.
* when you're feeling a little crazy....sing johnny cash really loud until your teacher looks like she wants to tape your mouth shut.......you may still be in a lot of trouble but you'll be having a good time.
I have learned a lot this year. my kids have been amazing. i feel like a completely different person. they have changed me. we all grew together. it was rough. the school wasn't at all like i thought it should be. i'll be moving on soon to a new place and a new group of kids. but they will always be the ones that taught me how to be a teacher.
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| Packing is annoying.
So happy to have had a break from real life last weekend. Cornerstone rocked...of course.
highlights:
* finally getting to see Gasoline Heart live
* copeland...copeland..copeland. Seriously.
* Paul taking pictures in the restricted area at copeland....
* Stephen Christian(lead singer of anberlin) side project.....!!!! Its called anchor and braille....love.
* camping fun with Jill.
* quality time with some of my favorite people.
* COOL HAND LUKE!
* best corn dog i have ever had.
* laughing and dancing at/with/for family force five.
* derek webb had some of the best lyrics ever
* jonzetta
* getting to see miss jessica lindsay!
* crossword puzzles at steak and shake.
negatives:
* i got hit by a golf cart......
that's the only negative. It was good times all around.
life is changing....it could be okay.
okay ... i guess its back to packing. 9 SCHOOL DAYS LEFT. I pray that I make it through the last nine! cannot believe that my first year of teaching is almost over.
here's my current top ten....because you all care.
1. Kings of Leon........................On call
2. Gasoline Heart......................Redlight, Redlight
3. Arctic Monkeys......................I bet you look good on the dance floor.
4. Anberlin...............................Hello Alone
5. Otis Redding.........................These arms of mine
6. Page France.........................Junkyard
7. Ray LaMontagne...................Trouble
8. Marc Brussard......................Save Me
9. Ryan Adams.........................Afraid not scared
10. Pink Bullets........................The Shins | | |
| okay so I haven't updated in a while....and i don't much, but I thought it was important that you know this fact :
I AM ON SPRING BREAK.
this is bliss. It's amazing how much more excited I was as a teacher for Spring Break than when I was a student. I actually remember as a little girl thinking that the teachers must get so bored during the week with nothing to do.
haha.
Plus...I will be in Jamaica for the week!
yay! yay! yay! yay! yay!
can't wait to see what God has to show me while I am there!
spring break.......two most beautiful words I have ever heard. :) | | |
| life is good. except for germs.....because i seem to be getting catching everything.....
yuck. yuck. yuck.
i want to do something that means something. i've been really questioning lately if everypart of my life shows Christ. i say i want it too....but do i really. do i really want to give up everything....my sister does. she is amazing. i like buying cute clothes....i like purses a lot! i love buying expensive coffee and getting my nails done. none of this makes me a bad person it just makes me someone who could be doing a lot more with that little bit of extra.....imagine if i just saved what i spent on my nails monthly......I could sponser a child with it. i need to work on this...
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