Spring break is here. I am enjoying my time to sleep in, lay around doing nothing, play games like fooseball, air hockey, and quiddler. I am eating a bunch and enjoying every minute. Tomorrow I meet up with my parents for some quality time for the next few days before heading back to their home and visiting some friends. I get to see my nephew on Sunday....and then head back home to sleep in my very own bed....right before heading back to kindergarten. Oh and amoungst the sleep and eating I'm writing lesson plans and applying for jobs and all that fun stuff too.
I hope everyone is enjoying a little break. Please pray for the memorial group that went to help rebuild down south and for a friend who is in Africa who has malaria. God Bless you on this Tuesday.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Monday, March 06, 2006
DAY 1
18 kindergarteners will make any sane person tired. Today went well some quotes that I will walk away from this experience is: “Cheesy Easy” “Meatball and Spaghetti Space” “Flew out of your head” “Kiss your Brain” Not only did I hang out observing in the classroom today, but I also observed in a K-3 resource room. It is a little weird knowing some of the students in the school that I am at. (haven’t had that feeling the last 3 schools I have been at)
I am doing devotion on Wednesday night I’m going to sit everyone down on the ground and do a read-aloud. It is the teacher in me what can I say. lol I am reading You Are Special by Max Lucado. I am focusing on how each person has their own talents and gifts we don’t always show them at the right times or we don’t use them for all that they could be used for.
What is new in my life….well not as much drama, the soap opera has come to a close…JBD hasn’t been out in over a month. I have managed to be ill for almost 3 weeks now. Student death center hasn’t really been much help. Spring break plans involve me riding down to see Keith and catching up with my parents for a little vacation while still trying to apply for a job. Oh and I get to see my nephew (who is getting so big)
Being in college I know that it is hard to keep in contact with people, but I’m trying hard. If I haven’t talked to you for a while don’t feel bad, I’m just really busy. Drop me a hello tho and I will reply back asap.
I hope everyone is doing great and I pray for blessings to come into your lives.
God Bless
I am doing devotion on Wednesday night I’m going to sit everyone down on the ground and do a read-aloud. It is the teacher in me what can I say. lol I am reading You Are Special by Max Lucado. I am focusing on how each person has their own talents and gifts we don’t always show them at the right times or we don’t use them for all that they could be used for.
What is new in my life….well not as much drama, the soap opera has come to a close…JBD hasn’t been out in over a month. I have managed to be ill for almost 3 weeks now. Student death center hasn’t really been much help. Spring break plans involve me riding down to see Keith and catching up with my parents for a little vacation while still trying to apply for a job. Oh and I get to see my nephew (who is getting so big)
Being in college I know that it is hard to keep in contact with people, but I’m trying hard. If I haven’t talked to you for a while don’t feel bad, I’m just really busy. Drop me a hello tho and I will reply back asap.
I hope everyone is doing great and I pray for blessings to come into your lives.
God Bless
Sunday, March 05, 2006
Student teaching
Well done with the first 8 weeks without getting lice. Now I'm off to teach kindergarten, I'll need your prayers.
I haven't posted anything in a long time because I have been sick and my computer hasn't wanted to work...sorry for those who read these posts.
I haven't posted anything in a long time because I have been sick and my computer hasn't wanted to work...sorry for those who read these posts.
Sunday, February 05, 2006
Color My Mood
I'm working on a poetry unit currently the one for tomorrow is having them fill in the color words to match them...so I thought I would share mine.
Color My Mood
By Mary Sullivan and _______________________
Colors name the way we feel.
When we’re angry or we’re sad.
I’m blue when I’m lonely.
I’m red when I’m mad.
I’m green when I’m jealous.
I’m orange when I’m glad.
I’m purple when I’m good.
I’m black when I’m bad.
And I made up a new name
For when I’m feeling mellow.
I think I’m gonna call it:
Lemon Jell-O yellow!
Color My Mood
By Mary Sullivan and _______________________
Colors name the way we feel.
When we’re angry or we’re sad.
I’m blue when I’m lonely.
I’m red when I’m mad.
I’m green when I’m jealous.
I’m orange when I’m glad.
I’m purple when I’m good.
I’m black when I’m bad.
And I made up a new name
For when I’m feeling mellow.
I think I’m gonna call it:
Lemon Jell-O yellow!
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
direction
My prayer tonight is that I find direction. I have been offered a job in Washington to watch three kids for a week, they would fly me out and everything. However it is my first week at Gilbert. I don't know what to do. I would love to go out and not have to pay for the entire trip...I would love to watch some kids and get a feel for a new area.
Also direction in life as a whole, my prayer is for where do I go from here...graduation is around the corner.
Also direction in life as a whole, my prayer is for where do I go from here...graduation is around the corner.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Down To Earth
I went back home this weekend for a baby-shower, which I threw in honor of my best friend Casey. It was great to have everybody back in the area. We started talking about our 5th year class reunion and how we aren’t really sure if we want to go because it is going to be a keg on the farm with a bunch of farmers that stuck around town. I personally think it won’t be that bad if those that actually left come back so we might know where everyone is at in life. I know that I want to be a mother, I hope someday soon, but I will wait for everything to fall into place in its own time.
I went to church on Sunday. We had a visiting pastor, which means I stayed awake for the sermon. He talked about all the ways we describe Jesus: All Powerful, Almighty, All knowing, Emmanuel, Savior, Redeemer, Gracious, Mighty…and on and on. How many times do you hear that Jesus is a down to earth guy? The pastor went on to tell a story about a man that fell in to a hole, broke both his legs, and couldn’t get out. There was also a venomous snake in the hole with him ready to attack at any time. A man walked by this man was a Hindu man that leaned over the hole and told that man that he need to envision the hole as not being there and he would be free and walked on. A Buddhist walked by and told the man in the hole that he needs to let go of all desires including the desire to be set free from the hole and he would be free. Then the man continued on his way. The next man to walk by was a Muslim. He looked down at the hole and told the guy to face the city of Mecca and pray five times a day then Allah will set him free from the whole and when he was to get out of the whole he was to walk the journey to the city and pay his prayer of thanksgivings to Allah. The man continued on his way. A man who claimed to be studying Confucianism stopped by and looked down the whole and told the man if he would have been logical and thought about each step he would not have fallen in the hole to begin with and felt no pity for the man and walked on his way. The next man to walk by was Jesus. Without saying a word he jumped down into the hole and lifted the man out of the hole into the sunlight. In the process the snake bit him and he died. Pastor told us that was how we describe the name Jesus. A Savior. A man who came down to earth just to dig us out of sins and to take away the death we should have had. Jesus is our down to earth man.
The last few weeks I have been struggling in life, no lie. I think about the direction my life is to lead me and while I thought I had everything figured out everything took a right turn and led me into a brick wall. While I’m still loving my student teaching experience I question my next step. I’m not sure where I want to teach, what I want to teach…do I want to stay in Iowa, do I want to do special education. I know that I don’t need to worry about these things but I don’t want to end up on my own all alone teaching at a school living in a small town ALONE. I fear that I’m going to end up that old lady on the corner with lots of cats. And I don’t even like cats… Sad picture I know, but I feel a little lost right now. I planning a going out on Friday, maybe that is what the doctor ordered a sober night of dinner and dancing!
Tonight my prayer is for my heart that it can mend from all its brokenness, that it won’t give up on what it is to find or what it has all ready found and is waiting for.
I went to church on Sunday. We had a visiting pastor, which means I stayed awake for the sermon. He talked about all the ways we describe Jesus: All Powerful, Almighty, All knowing, Emmanuel, Savior, Redeemer, Gracious, Mighty…and on and on. How many times do you hear that Jesus is a down to earth guy? The pastor went on to tell a story about a man that fell in to a hole, broke both his legs, and couldn’t get out. There was also a venomous snake in the hole with him ready to attack at any time. A man walked by this man was a Hindu man that leaned over the hole and told that man that he need to envision the hole as not being there and he would be free and walked on. A Buddhist walked by and told the man in the hole that he needs to let go of all desires including the desire to be set free from the hole and he would be free. Then the man continued on his way. The next man to walk by was a Muslim. He looked down at the hole and told the guy to face the city of Mecca and pray five times a day then Allah will set him free from the whole and when he was to get out of the whole he was to walk the journey to the city and pay his prayer of thanksgivings to Allah. The man continued on his way. A man who claimed to be studying Confucianism stopped by and looked down the whole and told the man if he would have been logical and thought about each step he would not have fallen in the hole to begin with and felt no pity for the man and walked on his way. The next man to walk by was Jesus. Without saying a word he jumped down into the hole and lifted the man out of the hole into the sunlight. In the process the snake bit him and he died. Pastor told us that was how we describe the name Jesus. A Savior. A man who came down to earth just to dig us out of sins and to take away the death we should have had. Jesus is our down to earth man.
The last few weeks I have been struggling in life, no lie. I think about the direction my life is to lead me and while I thought I had everything figured out everything took a right turn and led me into a brick wall. While I’m still loving my student teaching experience I question my next step. I’m not sure where I want to teach, what I want to teach…do I want to stay in Iowa, do I want to do special education. I know that I don’t need to worry about these things but I don’t want to end up on my own all alone teaching at a school living in a small town ALONE. I fear that I’m going to end up that old lady on the corner with lots of cats. And I don’t even like cats… Sad picture I know, but I feel a little lost right now. I planning a going out on Friday, maybe that is what the doctor ordered a sober night of dinner and dancing!
Tonight my prayer is for my heart that it can mend from all its brokenness, that it won’t give up on what it is to find or what it has all ready found and is waiting for.
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Curve Ball
Life seems to throw curve balls when you least expect them. My life feels like it is in a dryer right now. I really thought things were working out for me that everything was fitting together like a puzzle should….but no I must have been dreaming because I sure got awoken suddenly. I like to dream…..
Student teaching is going well, I pray for my kids daily because I never know if they are going to be returning to school the next day and if they do what kind of moods they will be in.
I have learned being in education that you have to put on a mask…people expect you to be a certain way all the time…they expect you to be on top of everything, covering all the ground needed with a smile no matter what happened 3mins before they walked in the room or the two hours of sleep you got before teaching a reading lesson.
I feel like I walk through life like that…hiding behind a mask, not that I always mean to, but I fear wearing my heart on my sleeve because it might hurt others and show others how hurt I really am. Did you know that I get hurt, that I get scared…but I have learned to pray…and to take a stand “have some balls”
Grrrr. I have so much anger in me, I wish I had a punching bag. I don’t have anger against others…more with myself. Maybe I’m to hard on myself (I know that am)
That is all I have in me to write about, I’m off to bed.
Student teaching is going well, I pray for my kids daily because I never know if they are going to be returning to school the next day and if they do what kind of moods they will be in.
I have learned being in education that you have to put on a mask…people expect you to be a certain way all the time…they expect you to be on top of everything, covering all the ground needed with a smile no matter what happened 3mins before they walked in the room or the two hours of sleep you got before teaching a reading lesson.
I feel like I walk through life like that…hiding behind a mask, not that I always mean to, but I fear wearing my heart on my sleeve because it might hurt others and show others how hurt I really am. Did you know that I get hurt, that I get scared…but I have learned to pray…and to take a stand “have some balls”
Grrrr. I have so much anger in me, I wish I had a punching bag. I don’t have anger against others…more with myself. Maybe I’m to hard on myself (I know that am)
That is all I have in me to write about, I’m off to bed.
Sunday, January 15, 2006
Wow....
There is nothing like wearing shorts and a t-shirt in IOWA in January! I hope everybody enjoyed the beautiful weather God has given us the last few days. Wow.
Thursday, January 12, 2006
just another day
I haven't had lot of time to write. I have been taking the time to work out after teaching all day and then going to bed early when not at church.
There is some unusual weather here in Iowa about 4pm it was 51degrees and it is January. My mouth is dropped open too. I don't tend to write to much here just because I have to keep a journal for student teaching which takes a lot of time out of my day. I have enjoyed my student teaching thus far, have been learning a lot, and have been gaining a lot of resources. I am learning to deal with a lot of issues that are within the school...fun stuff.
quote from last night's devo "school is like toilet paper long and useful."
Monday, January 09, 2006
Loved to be Loved
Today the thing that brighten my day was a little hello email note from a boy who misses me a lot (m.a.c). I miss all my kids from work, but this made my day. It is like walking into my first classroom the other day and they had all made me pictures. ( i don't start in that room until March) I love to get little notes in the mail or little sticky notes on my car just to say hello. it makes me feel all warm and cozy.
God Bless
God Bless
Friday, January 06, 2006
Just another day....
I have now visited both of my classes and I’m so excited to start on Tuesday. I got to watch my nephew today...we took a nap together. I miss all of my kids very much and I want to call them and stop by to see them, but I know that I have to move on. I called up a superintendent today that I know very well for a recommendation, he wants me to teach in his district and I was calling so he can help me get into a different one….does that make me a bad person. I don’t want to be stuck in the small town where I grew up, 13 years in a district is long enough. I know some people have already started teaching, and while I’m in a hurry I felt is best to leave my place of employment when I did for a reason. So far this New Year has started out a little rocky; I pray that all gets better from here. I wrote in a card to send to a friend today that God doesn’t give us more than we can handle, I hope I can cope with everything heading my way.
Oh side note and invite…dancing….tomorrow night…ames?
Something on my mind…what are traditions that you have with your family?
Oh side note and invite…dancing….tomorrow night…ames?
Something on my mind…what are traditions that you have with your family?
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