Body of Christ

This weekend I attended the Iowa District West Youth Gathering in Des Moines (http://www.idwyg.org/) with 4 wonderful youth that were only a smidge among 600 other high schoolers. My friend Aaron and I were chaperones…..good times! The theme for the event was the body of Christ. One of my favorite verses/ chapters is in 1 Corinthians 12. It talks about the body being of many parts and how all of those parts work together. To me it is saying that we might be a different body part. What do I mean when I say that. Well some of us have talents or abilities others don’t like talking, listening, running, drawing, singing, whatever it maybe just the same as the body having many parts that serve a purpose like the foot, leg, hand, neck….and so on. Just like those many parts make up one body so our many talents, abilities, personalities, jobs, or skills make up one body in Christ. Romans 12:4-5 “For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not have the same function, so we through many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” In our small group devotions we invited the keynote speaker to join us in our devotion. His name is Pastor Tom Rogers. He is an amazing man with story after story that connected his life and struggles to his faith and growth in life. As a child Tom had polio and before coming to are gathering he had fallen at his perish and broke his hip. Already with bad legs and movement this created another struggle for him. He shared with us that he has always want to know what it feels like to run…..something as simple to the rest of us was a challenge to him. This was just one story of this mans life. As he sat with us one of the boys in my group said that he doesn’t feel comfortable talking about his faith with others. Tom looked him straight in the eyes and said you are an ear. “An Ear???” What does that mean look came over this youth’s face. An ear, some one who is a great listener, not a mouth…not some one who can easily spread the word, but a part of the body that is just as vital. What part of the body are you? Are you a foot, hand, the mouth, are you the spine? If you aren’t up for the health lesson maybe you can look at it in the eyes of the tree. Are you a leaf, the trunk, the branches? I said I wanted to be the roots…the youth didn’t seem to get it, but I’m one for soaking up information, creating a strong foundation for others to hold on to, roots are a vital part of the tree in my opinion without them the trunk, the largest part of the tree, would fall right over…the leaves wouldn’t get nutrients to grow…if they don’t grow they do…(I’ll stop…the cycle is never ending….until everything is dead) Being at this gathering reminded me of the national youth gathering just a few summers ago in Florida. Each group of 8 volunteers where given a doll to decorate in order for it to represent the group (look back at if you want to know what I’m talking about) Our mascot was one body with many parts, we all wrote on the guy our favorite verse and in the middle we wrote 1 Cor.12. To help us remember that we are all make up one body in Christ. How awesome is that news…we don’t have to go out into the world by ourselves. One of the sessions I went to was about witnessing to others and we had to think of a theme song for our life….something that describes you. The first thing that popped into my head wasn’t some Christian song or what not but… “I like to move it move it…I like to move it move it” WHY? Well when I was in grade school we use to practice different jumps and leaps in dancing, whenever this song came on it just made me feel like I want to fly across the floor. Dancing is what I love to do, flying is something I fear, and movement is what I should be doing in my faith. So that is my theme song I guess you could say. What is yours and Why?

I’m going to leave you with this. We all have so much to give to one another so many abilities to share. Join together and form one body. Why would you want to be alone anyway. If you were a foot you would be nothing with out a leg to go on. If you were a mouth you would be nothing without a voice.

I was hoping that this weekend would give me time to reflect on my life.....I'm still as lost as ever

Cake

So this is my cake. It is very special to me....i know it doesn't look the greatest.....but that isn't the point. My mom (not the greatest cook in the world) made me a cake for the first time. Hard to believe I'm twenty-something and never had a birthday cake made from my mom. It is true. I have had a cake don't get me wrong. My grandmother use to make them for me every year. When I was 18, I was shocked that I hadn't had a cake from my mom, nor had I ever had my own cake (i'm greedy...lol) I always shared with 4 or 5 other people...all my cousins. Instead of her making it my sister end up baking it. Defeated the whole purpose. So here is my birthday cake...made by my mother. The words all stuck to the plastic and they didn't bring candles up with them so the green ones had to due, and a really big knife! (I can't tell you what I wished for...or it won't come true) PS Thanksgiving dinner is all done...I'm so bored, I can't wait to get on with the rest of my weekend!






Johns First Thanksgiving

Kristymas Eve

My old roommate use to call today...Kristymas Eve....lol
Hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Be thankful for life, love, and freedom.

God Bless

Just Like Heaven

Went to the movie tonight Just Like Heaven…sounds like a chick flick…and it kind of was, but it was funny. It had a great meaning behind it. We need to make sure that we have priorities in our lives. The leading lady in the movie was focused on work and helping others and missed out on some of the most important things in her life…her family, friends, and love. Going through high school I didn’t date but once or twice…I always said I was too busy, then that carried over to even my senior year of college. Church, work, more work, committees, school, family and friends. Priorities take a hold of me when I work out my schedule for the week. The last few semesters of school I have taken it easy on them and my priorities have gotten jumbled around from place to place….who knows maybe that is a good thing, it is hard to say right now. My dad always said that I shouldn't date until I get out of college…well I’m stubborn ..and never really listened very well. My dad says that school needs to always be my number one focus and when I wasn’t doing that I need to focus on paying for school. My mom just wants me to be healthy…sleep eat and be happy ya know normally stuff. Does everyone else have these problems with putting life and priorities in the order they are suppose to be in? In the movie the two main characters found what they needed in each other, they found a purpose for their own reason for being. What can we say ours is? Questions to ponder I guess.


Side note:
Just got done watching Nip/Tuck wow, I’m all kinds of confused…who is the carver and did the carver get Kimber? Hmmmm drama better than my soap life I lead. Lol
Well I’m off to change my clothes…my birthday treats for my class today was root beer floats…and mine got dumped all over me by one of my kids…it was an accident so I wasn’t too mad….lol 2 more days and I’ll be 23…whoa step back I’m (almost an old lady) I’m off to bed!

Dream Sweet~God Bless

ps movie was good if you get bored and nothing is on...go check it out!

Thank You!

Thank you to all of those I call my friends who made my birthday party a lot of fun! I had a great time and I'm glad you all made it out...no pictures to add to this cause pictures just couldn't capture the moment...lol Hope all of you are having a wonderful thanksgiving break. Oh and for the record...I managed to get up at like 7:30am yesterday to go to my sisters...amazing I know!

Question of the day....
I just got off msn with a friend and we were talking about what you look for in the opposite sex..do you look for the trophy boyfriend or girlfriend...or do you look for a perfect wife or a husband?
As I get older I think more and more about it....I know that times have changed but by the time my mother was my age she had me and my sister....my cousin ashley who is younger than me is married and is now going on her second child...it just makes me really open my eyes. In the dating world (which I hate) I want to look long term...not to scare men away but to get to a heart of relationships...which just for the record takes more than 2 weeks.....(i'm not bitter...ha ha ha) Wow...it really looks like I'm going way to deep into my own life. I had some free time tonight and looked back at a few of my previous blogs....January 8th..and some of the earlier ones are much better.
So yesterday I watched Bewitched...i use to watch that as a little girl when i spent the night at my grandma's you know the old one in black and white.....oh the memories! I use to take over the king size bed by myself and lay around and watch cable...we didn't have cable at my house...i think we only got like 4 or 5 channels. My point to this is I watched the new one and it dealt a lot with relationships...and how you can't really manipulate love that it just has to be there...it is a feeling....you get....I guess to know that and I'm not very excepting of the fact that I can't make people love me....I can't make people like me......what can I do?
I'm ranting...i'll stop and go to bed now.

night

I'm not Irish

Three hours straight…..day after day….(man am I pooped) I have been working for weeks (still feel like I’m not even close to being done…and it is due tomorrow) on a extensive unit plan on immigration in the United States in regards to what a fifth grade class would need to know and activities that will help them learn. I started to think about how much do I really know about my history…my family tree. Right now all I can tell you is that my mom’s mom’s family is from Norway…and so is my Dad’s mom’s family. And my mom’s dad’s family is from Germany and so is my Dad’s dad’s family….lol all of that writing looks funny!…. so I’m half Norwegian and half German see a connection with being a Lutheran!! Ha ha! I get so tired of people thinking that I’m Irish because of my red hair…news flash…I’m not! Other than that I’m not really sure as to why they moved here or even when they moved here….that is my goal for this coming thanksgiving weekend as I gather together with my family. I know my home community is supposedly founded my the French….but who really knows. Well I’m off to dream tomorrow is Friday my day will be spent working with a room full of kids that want to go outside…real bad and hours on end with my lesson plans! Then Friday night is a time for celebration… “Oh my stars” there is so much to do before the partying begins.

Is this Dandruff in my hair?

Nope…it is large snowflakes falling to the ground. SNOW!!…where did the fall season go. Don’t get me wrong I love snow, but I like it when it stays on the ground (off the roads) and not make everything mushy like spring….this snow is going to melt away by the weekend and make a muddy mess. It makes me want to sit in front a fireplace… (which I don’t have here…but still it is a thought), drinking white hot chocolate, cuddled up in a fleece blanket…mmmm how nice. :::: waking up to reality:::: I have two unit plans due, work this afternoon, and a night class before heading home to watch NipTuck with what is left of my Gallo wine. The week is almost over tho…tomorrow is payday (always a good day) Thursday is the last day of class for week…returning to a week of class, dead week, and finals!…where has the semester gone?

In case I don't have time to write later..... Friday night 6pm FISH: Friday International Student Hospitality: dinner that will be an American Thanksgiving at Memorial

Then early birthday celebration starting out early on at an Irish Pub working our way down to Club Element...to dance it up (coined phrase by Steven H) to do the "jiggly butt dance"....not really what I do =-) oh and see how much of a soap opera we can write. Feel free to make an appearance!!

Future ISU Fan!

Stand UP

Today in Sunday school I taught a lesson on Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and how they stood up (literally) to this evil king that killed people for not bowing down to worship an idol. They were thrown into a fiery furnace where they came out untouched. The reason they were thrown in…wasn’t cause they didn’t like the king, but because of their faith in Christ. You see a 4th man appeared in the furnace with them that protected them from the flames….3 men walked out, not burned, not even smelling of smoke…..the furnace was 7 times hotter than it ever was just because the king was angry with these men who stood up for something against the odds. I tried telling my children that there will be times in their lives that they are going to have to go against the crowd or their friends…because it is the right thing to do. I tried to explain that it isn’t an easy task…and that as you get older some times it gets harder and harder to do. “Jesus Freaks” by Dctalk is a great book about those that gave up their lives in the name of Christ. Persecution still goes on today all over the world. People are reading their Bibles page at a time, hiding their devotionals, in fear. While others our imprisoned, beaten, threaten by those who want them to renounce the Lord Jesus Christ. Could you do it….could you stand up for your faith. After the Columbine shooting there was a book that came out I think it was call “She said yes” and it was about a girl telling the gun men that she believed in God and was then shot. If a guy walked into the church and said if you don’t believe in Christ…or God….then you are free to go….would you walk out that door….if it meant loosing your life…would you stay? I have often thought about this question….would you stand up and say “yes…I believe?”
Today’s sermon talked about this area a little too….in a way…cause it asked us why we are here? Also asked us why we were at church this morning…reasons being::: are you trying to set a good example for your family? Are you trying to develop this into a good habit? Did you come to meet a friend here? Are you here because you were brought up this way? Are you here to be forgiven? While we are asking about being here, then why are we anywhere on earth…if we await eternal life with God in heaven? Why shouldn’t we just die now an go to heaven? (side note…I talked about this earlier this week while walking with a friend after class…this discussion came and then here it is on a Sunday service…I just like to sit back and go wow)….So why did I go to church this morning….? Well my mom gets really mad when I go home and don’t go to church with her….my reason behind this is that I don’t like our congregation. I go to church to help strengthen my faith…it is a time where I can take in the spirit and be around fellow Christians. When I go home and go to church most of the time we don’t have a pastor…or we had a pastor that couldn’t preach…our congregation is older and they are mainly there because it is a routine for them…they come they sit…they don’t realize that the church is there to strengthen their faith…it doesn’t matter what kind of building a church is ….it is the people that make up the church…and the people that break the church. When I was a sr. in high school I bounced around from church to church. I was at a point where my mother wasn’t telling me to go to church and I wanted to see where my place was. I was happy with my religion and my beliefs…but I needed something to help me continue to grow in it…people or a congregation to help me stay afloat. That is one of the reasons I’m at memorial…every time I go up for communion I hear my name…the Lord is forgiving me for my sin…and with pastor saying my name that is a great reminder it is personal to me…. I meet a lot of people each week…I met one this week who put down on her application that she was Lutheran, but when we stopped to say hello as a peer minister she didn’t seem to want to know about church…she didn’t even go to her one back home….it was really hard to get her excited about it…like I’m excited about it. There are so many people who force their children to go to church…then when the child is out of school they don’t want to go they are confused about what they believe….do I think it has to do with the church…you bet…they need to educate more…make a child understand and let them know how to grow in their faith….let them know that it is different than their parents faith…that their faith is just as important….help them understand why they are their to begin with…so when they get out on their own they find a place to call home with a congregation that is welcoming. So back to the question why are we here…? We are here according to Psalms 105 “Give thanks to the LORD, call upon His name; make known among the nations what He has done.” We are here to serve…Serve Him who has made us…Serve others….Serve so that others will come to know Him. How does this link to martyrs? Well we all have a purpose and some of us God chooses to take our lives for a reason…and others not..we came here to serve and serving means letting others know of the love of God. If those three men would have died it wasn’t because of anything that the king did….the men said they would understand that it was their time…that that was the way God wanted it…but it just so happened that God wanted them alive…they were not to become a martyr…they were to proclaim the word of God and serve others with their message.

Looking back at my blog I really bounced around….sorry if I lost ya at any time

God Bless
Kris

Stuffed

Well today was an unbelievably long day and it really isn’t even done cause I have some unit plans to do and much more::::deep thought of really how much I have to do::::::. I went to Sunday School taught a dozen first graders, greeted, sat by my ex (cause he asked???) left church….went to Lago (procrastination of a project!!) then went to the church where I decided it was way to windy to play ultimate Frisbee…so instead set up for dinner….folding 74 napkins isn’t really any fun! Dinner was sooo good Mmmmm Thanksgiving is great…a great way to gain weight…I had dinner today I have one on Friday one on Sunday and another one on Thursday…..that is a lot of really big meals my tummy isn’t use to eating.
What is your favorite holiday and why?
Mine is Thanksgiving, why you may ask…I like the traditions…I like getting together having the same food, seeing my family….celebrating my birthday and all of my cousin’s birthdays! It is a great time because you can really focus on giving thanks and not…oooo Christmas and all the presents. :::which I will tell you I made out my wish list to my mom…one item was on it….I asked my mom for food…gift cards to Hy-Vee are great..come a month from now I will be unemployed and paying to teach…isn’t life funny that way:::: Thanksgiving is a great time to lay around after eating a bunch of turkey to think about the people in your life and how important they really are to you! Thanksgiving is about giving thanks to all of those who have stepped in and out of our lives for a reason…who have left those footprints on our hearts.
What is your favorite food at Thanksgiving?
Mine use to be my grandmother’s homemade noodles….they were the greatest…I could just have that on my plate with a dill pickle and be set as a child. I use to help her days before the dinner make, roll, cut, and mix all the noodles. Now I don’t get them anymore, but it use to be something you would have to wait until Christmas or Thanksgiving or Easter to have….they were the best…some day I will make them for my kids. I use her pie recipe…well the crust recipe when I make pies….and they must be
half way ok…cause my fruit pies were all gone after dinner tonight. 4 days of class until Thanksgiving Break…another reason to like thanksgiving…oh and I have always gone to the district youth gathering in DesMoines…since I was a weee little freshman in high school. The last three years I have been a Chaperon with a parent. This year it will be me and AT. Should be a good time! Oh and for those of you who haven’t heard the national one will not be in New Orleans…it will be in Florida again.

Cyclone Country

Saturday was spent watching John Allen and baking some apple, cherry, and pumpkin pies for Sunday’s Student Super. I did however make it back up for the game and tailgating! My family really loves me….really bad weather…do they call to see if I’m ok…nope….I called my mom as I was walking into Hilton….told her what was up…she says “well have fun!” :::what::: have fun? I text her later on in the game to give her the score and just in case she cared let her know that I was safe….so for those of you who weren’t around I will fill you in Cyclones 30 to 16 Colorado Buffaloes at Jack Trice Stadium! Oh what a game right up until the last minutes. The game however started over a half hour late cause there was a (cyclone) F3tornado that touched down. I guess it hit 9 towns here in Iowa…a little odd for November. The game was great…a little windy. My old friend Steven was in the section I was sitting with my co-worker in….we are talking on our cell’s try to figure out where each other seats are…I’m looking down to my left he is looking up at his right…just as I was going to give up I turn the other way and am like hey….he was like 8 people down one row up….blonde moment on both our parts….it was quite funny tho. The game however didn’t get done until like 10:30 so by 11 I was exhausted.

Hey...Hay?

Work….kids were great! They hadn’t had school all day so while the day was long it was rather joyful! Then I worked out…tried to take a nap :::uneventful stuff I thought I would bore you with:::: Then it is all about the hayride! Beautiful night, clear skies that you could look up to for hours….this guy took a group of us out to the middle of this timber area where a fire was going nicely….all ready with fresh apple cider and smores…..Mmmmmm I was kind of sad tho. Last year when we went on it at Val’s we dove around and sang songs and that was so much fun….this year we sang like one song around the fire and that was it. I had some friends with me…the monkey guy is in place of Jason who could not be there and the other one was Brad the moose…and the pig was just there for entertainment! Hayrides are fun because you can cuddle up in a blanket…breathe in the cows…look at the stars and lay in a big pile of leaves if need be! They make you feel young again…hey I still wanna ride things like the fire truck..he he

Temptation

What tempts you and how do you stop from getting tempted....?
Part of devo tonight thought I would share the questions.

Please leave a comment...we all have different temptations but we really need to put on the full armor of God in order to fight off some of the hardest things thrown at us.

God Bless

Up coming events in my life that you should join in on if you have time and live in the area:
Hayride Friday 6pm at Memorial
Games afterwards
Game day 6pm kick off is Saturday
Sunday-2:30 ultimate frisbee on campus then free thanksgiving dinner ...bring your friends 6pm come early to get a seat!
Monday...i wake up an realize that i have a lot of assignments due and come back down with the case of the fuckits again.

Cooties:::I repeat Cooties::::::

So I really thought I grew out of cooties…but maybe I still have them. You all know what cooties are right…the things we girls say boys have and the things 10 year old boys say 10 year old girls have……. Should it really go on as college students tho. Friends shouldn’t have cooties…they should just be friends…….grrrrrr even after a few glasses of Gallo wine I’m still not relaxed enough to sleep.
In the words of Brett and Steven I have a large case of the Fuckits….(do you really need a definition?) so I don’t really care right now…my goal is to make it through this week and next week then it is single girls night out in honor of Amber’s and my birthday that is steadily approaching.
Side note: HAPPY Birthday CASEY K!!!
Well I should head to bed so I can wake up and go to work, the rec, work, and then class and calls and church…sleep…what a day full.

night


oh as for the cooties::::::::WARNING::::: they might be contagious!

Monday

Quote of the day "Beautiful Butte"....think butt...but piece of land...lol

as a sad note of the night it is 7:30 and i'm getting ready for bed it has been a long...but good day! work, class (out early), calls with Val, Thumbs...just a few drinks. Good Night

Friends

(Left)Me and Regina....she is moving to a different state...that makes me kind of sad :-( but she will be back to visit, and I have some where to go for spring break.
(Down) Shannon, Ciara and Me...Good times have been spent with these girls out on the town!

L
Trent likes kids...look how happy he is! He really isn't going to break her...."repeat those words"...I'm not going to break her" don't be so scared of babies...they only bite a few times then they learn it doesn't taste good.
Me and Casey K...I love her lots....she has a new baby on the way...boy/ girls we do not know, but I will be waiting for that phone call!

Happy Couples!

Casey Chris and Jillian
Shannon and yet another Chris
Dusty Melissa and Grace
Ciara and Trent

Coffee? I don't even like coffee?

So I just got done with dinner at the church. If you didn't know that Lutheran's are known for their potlucks, quiet services, and people who sit as far away from the pastor as possible.... I'll have to link you to the Lutheran song from Lost and Found...great song.....this however is a bad song that we had to sing tonight::::The Lutheran Coffee Hymn (sung to the tune of "The Church's One Foundation") :::::::

The Church's One Foundation

is coffe, don't you know.

It's always at our potlucks

with three kinds of Jell-O.

We need nt pew nor building,

Nor LBW.

But worship without coffee

Just simply will not do.

We welcome other nations

from lands across the sea,

because they grow no coffee

in Sweden or Germany.

It's regular or decaf,

cream and sugar, maybe tea.

That's how we Lutherans practice

Ethnic diversity.

While we on earth have union

with this most righteous brew,

We'll savor every cupful

until our days are through.

Someday we'll justly honor

this beverage heaven-sent,

And finally make coffee

a Lutheran Sacrament.

what did you think....a song about coffee....I didn't know Lutheran's were known for coffee I know lots of good Germans that are known for their beer....but coffee. thought I would share one of the most rediculous songs I've ever sang before..... I'm still laughing it up!
Dinner was good tho...it was much needed after play 8on 8 ultimate Frisbee....it so made my day seeing that many people show up and people like Phil willing to take one for the tree...I mean team...lol. Lots of bumps and blood this time around.....but it was a friendly game. Well i'm off if I get time later I will write about the saints....Bless All the Saints (meaning you and me) on this all Saints day!

Cheddars!

Casey's Daughter Jillian (Almost 4)

Grace, Melissa's Daughter...look how much she looks like Dusty

She didn't really like the orange light on my camera!

We were dancing in the waiting area! (right Jillian, Grace, Me, and Regina) Here we all are one big happy family!
Left: Chris, Melissa, Casey+baby in tummy, Dusty, Grace, Leah, Ciara, Jillian, Trent, Kristy, Regina, Chris, and Shannon
Here are the girls..Left:Casey (Jillian is hidding), Melissa, Shannon, Ciara, Me, Regina, and Leah....all kinds of crazy fun. We have been friends for a long time. Leah use to live across the road from me as a child, we faught over Barbies...Shannan, Ciara, and I use to dance together...Melissa and I have been friends since like the 3rd grade....Regina is Leahs' cousin we have been friends since like 6th grade.....Casey I can remember meeting in the first grade....she is the best of best friends....she is like my sister. Here we all are tho...friends to the end. We can not talk forever and then get together and it is like no time has passed in our lives. We are all at different places in our lives, but there we are....having fun!

More Pictures to Come!

BUBBLE Pictures

this is my class....that is our bubble...yes my kids are funny!!

Bubble

Today was such a better day as tired as I am, I left work feeling loved. My kids left happy and I left with hugs and “Good bye Kristy” For good behavior I put up a chart in my room that they fill a while back the a.m. group got to throw pudding pies at me and today they got a giant bubble. I had doubt that I could pull it off…but I did and when I get home I will try to add some pictures to this so you can see. It is a big black bubble that took up our carpet area that they could put glow-in-the-dark stars and lay around on pillows in. They really liked it, which I’m glad cause I wasn’t sure it was something they would enjoy. I got lots of complements from parents which really helped with my day cause I get a little tired come mid-afternoon. I was awake at like 4am for some odd reason and couldn’t go back to sleep…..went to work at 6:30 got my kids on the bus and then was left with the couple that didn’t have school…I kept them occupied until like 3:30 when all the kids come back 5:15 rolls around….I finally get to leave work early to pick up a child from a different center so I can baby-sit until mid-night or so!!! My day isn’t that bad…my meds are kicking in and not making me sicker than I am….and I got a lot of hugs from my kids today! I was talking to a teacher who’s last day was today……she didn’t seem too upset, she could just walk out of the door. I already fear that day when I have to leave all the children at the center and leave the kids in my room. I spend some times 8 hours a day with these kids…some I spend 24-7 with for weeks on end. I love my kids and have a lot of respect for them and I realize it is going to be so hard leaving work towards the end of December so that I can head off an start a new chapter in my life.
I’m looking forward to tomorrow. I’m heading to Cheddar’s in DesMoines….I use to go there all the time when I worked on base at Camp Dodge. Great restaurant! All of my high school girl friends are getting together for one last hurrah before Regina moves out of state. It is so weird to think that we have been out of school for 5 years now and all six of us are still close. A dozen of us and 2 kids should in tale for a good time had by all. We are all going to hang out at the restaurant for a few hours min. lol we always do even if it is something as simple as pizza or cheese bread with white sauce at Breadueax back in our hometown. We are going to get in some great photographs while we are still young too.
The rest of my weekend involves babysitting and church…ultimate Frisbee and a good Lutheran potluck! In between all of that some curriculum units must get done.
I heard today there is only like 50days until Christmas. Don’t get me wrong…I think we should think about the Christmas season all year long because of the birth of Jesus….but that isn’t what they are counting down to…more like 50days to shop for your friends and family as the holiday season approaches. I really hated it when I went to go get fall decorations before October even started and Christmas stuff was already filling the shelves and Thanksgiving items were on sale. We skipped Halloween and Thanksgiving….what is the marketing plan for this?
So this blog is kind of blah…a day in the life of me…. ;-)
Upcoming events…..Hayride next Friday, maybe a little game night…hmmmm if anyone is up for that 6pm Friday November 11 $4.00 We are having smores too and singing songs I’m sure! Then Colorado vs. ISU home game! Tailgating is a must! Up next would be the best Thanksgiving dinner of all time….150 people or so gathering family style for a great meal! This reminds me I better start making pies now. All are invited to this too just let me know if you want more info. I think that is all that is going on except for Thumbs on Monday’s (I’m in 12th now with 20points….I have a long way to go knowing I’m no where close to the top…I’m like a third of the champs….lol) I get to go on tour of Farm house for class next week….how exciting….! You should see the excitement on my face right now! Lol you aren’t missing much.

Well I’m sure I have bored you enough have a wonderful weekend!
God Bless.


pics to be posted at a later time!

please forgive typos

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Last night at devotion we talked about how we see God.
Can you describe God like a police officer or Santa Clause…..there were two more, but I can’t remember….we talked about a physical form that was similar to how we see God…like a teacher, mother, doctor. Can you think of characteristics that you look for in a person that are Christ like….a teacher…a healer….a comforter…a sculptor. When we were all sitting there songs kept popping into my head things like “What if God where one of us….” We talked about all of the characteristic that we give to God that are human…knowing that he is God and we can’t even begin to describe God except that he is all powerful, all knowing…and on and on….he is God. We put God in a box and label it for sale…We need to take God out of this image of man and understand we can’t even begin to fathom what God is.
The next question asked what would you say to God if you were face to face with him. And another song appeared in my head…( I like to go through life with music if you haven’t figured it out yet) “surrounded by your glory what will my heart feel, will I dance for you Jesus or in awe of you be still, will stand in your glory or to my knees will I fall, will I sing alleluia will I be able to speak at all….I can only imagine.”
I don’t know what I would do if I came face to face with God in that type of image…cause God is with us daily so any questions I have would probably pass my mind.
Have you ever thought about these things?

Appreciation of the day: The temperature is so nice, little breeze….the ultimate fall day, I hope that you enjoyed it.
I sat down in the office today with a child who was getting angry at really small things….i don’t allow those things in my classroom, but I like children to be honest with me…so I listen to what they have to say…everything that this child had to say was way negative…he couldn’t find anything that was positive to make him smile….i shared with him:::: thought provoking…wait for it::::: look for something as small as a drop of a pin to help brighten your day, if you always look toward the negative side of things you are always going to be sad. Just the other day the Nintendo song made me smile…and the next day my aid mark had done everything on my list for the week…even cleaned the windows of all the Halloween paintings. It was such a small positive…but it really made my day…it even deserved a call on the cell to say thanks. Do you look for the negative all the time, most of the time, some of the time, hardly ever, or never….? As teachers we are told to look for the positives in a child’s behavior and help reinforce that behavior…in order to do that I think we need to serve one another with our smiles and positive words. That is my blah speech for the day…thanks for reading…lol not so insightful…but it is something to post.

Quote of the day: I had one from Ann…but for some odd reason I don’t remember what it is…..something from reading class this morning…had to be funny…but what was it….grrrrr oh well it will come to me at like 3 in the morning…that is the time I tend to wake up to my neighbors letting of pop bottle rockets and a whole lot of fireworks.



May God Bless your wonderful fall day,

Kristy

Sorry for the typos…please forgive

Boxers or Briefs

You know I'm a little odd when I'm not embarrassed to talk about what you are wearing underneath your clothes. ha ha

So sometimes I think really random thoughts throughout the day and I just thought I would share my randomness for the day….I told Jimmy I was posting this so I hope you are reading it….lol

So why do people have a preference over what kind of underwear they wear or not wear in some cases. What makes a guy choose boxers over whity tighties? Or silk over cotton? Why do girls wear thongs and you don’t hear of many guys wearing them? Do you go for comfort, style, feel, or fashion? Hmmmm how is this for randomness?

Personally wearing them is important to me, I would feel a little odd going without….thongs…not comfortable but I will admit to owning them. Boxers not my things however I do like women’s briefs….Other than that I'm not telling you what kind I wear....I already gave you To Much Info huh…please feel free to share your thoughts

I told you I was random…and I’m trying to relieve some stress by thinking of nothingness…cause working out at the rec and long walks aren’t cutting out all my thoughts at my sadden state of mind.

Hope all of you are having a great day, I’m off to worship God and sing some great songs. 9:15 if anyone is interested at Memorial!

Quote of Day:
“I like middle schoolers, but the second they hit 9th grade they should all be put in a closet.” ~Social Studies Methods….Dr. F. lol kind of one of those you had to hear from her mouth…but still funny.

God Bless

Steven had this posted on his blog so I thought while I have the time what the heck...so here is my life....according to this quiz.

This Is My Life, Rated
Life:	7.7
Mind:	7.1
Body:	8
Spirit:	9.2
Friends/Family:	5.9
Love:	4.3
Finance:	7.7
Take the Rate My Life Quiz

Life: Your life rating is a score of the sum total of your life, and accounts for how satisfied, successful, balanced, capable, valuable, and happy you are. The quiz attempts to put a number on the summation of all of these things, based on your answers. Your life score is reasonably high. This means that you are on a good path. Continue doing what is working and set about to improve in areas which continue to lag. Do this starting today and you will begin to reap the benefits immediately. (Read more on improving your life) Mind: Your mind rating is a score of your mind's clarity, ability, and health. Higher scores indicate an advancement in knowledge, clear and capable thinking, high mental health, and pure thought free of interference. Your mind score is within a healthy zone. This means you have achieved a level of mental balance and harmony consistent with living a healthy, happy life. Continue doing what works, and keep your focus. In our fast-paced world, mental clutter is all too common. Be vigilant in maintaining healthy mental function.Body: Your body rating measures your body's health, fitness, and general wellness. A healthy body contributes to a happy life, however many of us are lacking in this area. You have a rather good body score, which is an indication that you take care of yourself. There is room for improvement, however. Please keep doing what works. Eat right, exercise, reduce your stress, treat any illness. Doing these things will help ensure your body will be in good working order for a long time to come.Spirit: Your spirit rating seeks to capture in a number that elusive quality which is found in your faith, your attitude, and your philosophy on life. A higher score indicates a greater sense of inner peace and balance. Your spirit score is dramatic. Continue on your path, do not stray. Continue to reap the rewards which your spirituality brings forth.Friends/Family: Your friends and family rating measures your relationships with those around you, and is based on how large, healthy, and dependable your social network is. Your friends and family score is not bad but can be improved. Maintain your current social net, while you try to expand it. Try new things and form new friendships. You will be rewarded greatly.Love: Your love rating is a measure of your current romantic situation. Sharing your heart with another person is one of life's most glorious, terrifying, rewarding experiences. You have a rather low love score. While some are lucky, for most of us love doesn't fall in our laps. You must actively work on improving this area. Do not despair, there is someone out there for you.Finance: Your finance rating is a score that rates your current financial health and stability. You have a rather good financial score, which is not all that common these days. Keep doing what works. Avoid common pitfalls and save for the future. You will be glad you did.

blah blah blah....who nows if this even fits me -oh well

QUOTES from yesterday

"It was smashing"~Dr. Merkley

"This class blows chunks"~Naomi repeating "Bill and Ted"

God Bless