Okay... I am feeling bad after never posting.
Just a couple of things to say...
Teaching is great, but only the part of being with the kids!
Being married is one of God's greatest gifts - especially if you are married to the hunk I am!
I love being able to take care of our home. I am looking forward to being able to take care of it full time one day, if the Lord allows! :-)
I hope that someone reads this!!

Well.... it is Monday again! Today was my last day at Clarkesville for Student Teaching. I have loved my time there, and especially the students I have! They were all so sad when I was leaving - they just couldn't seem to get enough hugs! I just loved it because 4th grade is such a good grade. They are not in the middle school mindset of 5th graders, but they are still "little" enough to still enjoy their teacher! I felt really spoiled from their love and sweet little gifts (flowers, balloons, cards, and I even got a Willow Tree from one of them!)

Anyway, my permanent retainer also broke today... *sigh* It seems that things have been "raining and pouring" lately in terms of the things going on in my life! But, I am hoping things will settle down as the summer comes and the wedding is over!

I am watching "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" on Lifetime, which is really sad and good so far. Okay, I am going! I will update again soon!

Okay... so Brittany just practically begged me to update this thing! I am so sorry I have been out of commission once again.... but with the wedding plans picking up speed, buying a car, student teaching, getting a job, preparing to graduate, and keeping up with normal daily stuff... life has been a tad bit hectic lately! To update everyone on the news, I am now officially an employee of the White County School System, having signed my name on the dotted line today! It feels good to know I am going to actually get paid for doing something I love so much! hehe

Hmmm... with less than 50 days until the wedding, and I am SOO excited, but also nervous and anxious in other ways! I am looking forward to being with Levi, but I know that there is so much that is going to be like "culture shock" to us!

Welll... Brittany, I am hoping this is good enough for you for right now.. I have to go finish my last paper that I have to write to graduate!! woo hoo!!

:=)

Decomposers & the Holy Spirit

I just got finished exercising. It is so amazing to me that when you expend energy by exercising, you actually get MORE energy?! Who woulda thunk it?

Well, today I taught about decomposers. The funny thing was... I was telling my kids about how decomposers break down dead animals into nutrients and things that make the soil rich and good for the environment. Then, where there was once something dead and decaying, there then can come life once again by the presence of new trees and plants, etc.... Well, when I was telling them about all this jazz, one boy raised his hand and said, " Why would they want to eat something dead? Why wouldn't they want to eat something good?"

Well... at this moment, I was already getting really excited because the Holy Spirit turned a little flip in my heart.. I answered him (even though it was probably illegal)..." Well, it is my personal opinion that God made these little creatures to eat exactly what they were made to eat and they were made specifically for this task. Just like you were made to be you, and I was made to me and to be a teacher." My face had to be glowing and God had to be laughing His head off because I was seriously getting EXCITED and SPIRITUAL about decomposers! *sigh* I guess some of us have to be taught through the smallest things.. literally!

But no joke.. just the fact that God made everything to work together in such a specific order.. the natural cycle of life. Think about where you were before you were saved.. how you were rotting, decaying, and dead in your sins. He came in, broke up the fallow ground in your heart, and turned YOU into something He could use when He saved you!!

Okay, I guess I will start doing this again since Brittany and Katie have become so faithful at it! Today was a non-eventful day. I suppose I feel that I don't have anything to share that someone would honestly want to spend time reading. Who knows how long this will last, but I will certainly try!

I guess I could write about my upcoming wedding... can you believe it is only 95 days from now!? I cannot believe that the time has flown this fast, though I believe that my heart is getting more and more ready with the days that pass. The Lord has taught me so much about love, choosing to love, and striving each day to be the woman He wants me to be. Though it will be a challenge, I am excited about marriage... especially to a cutie like Levi!! hehe

School.. :-)

Wow! Back to school already and already in the swing of things... *sigh* In some ways I enjoy it, while parts of me love being at home, visiting with family and Levi. It is so nice to not have to worry about things, but I believe God does have a plan throughout all this schooling! I guess it is a good thing because I never would have met Levi or have gotten to experience some of the wonders I've seen while I've been here. It is such a beautiful town, and I am so blessed to be a part of such a great education department.

I have been missing all the time I got to spend with the Lord over the Christmas Break, but I understand that I must still constantly commune with Him, though I can't always be listening to good music, reading my Bible, or listening to good preaching.

My only prayer is that I can make an impact on this school before I leave. I feel that colleges every where (as we already know) are moving more liberal as the value of secular knowledge takes precedence over Godly and Biblical knowledge. Please pray that I will be a constant witness and truly be able to lead someone to the Lord here. It is so important that our college aged students know the Lord... if they don't take a stand for the LORD, what will happen to the next generation?? Please keep me in your prayers so I can fight the good fight of faith and live like a TRUE Christian among so many who do not know the loving God that I know!

Praise HIS name.. Let us always be thankful for our salvation and the love we KNOW to be true!!

Thanks to Mrs. B @ Cherish the Home for the image above! I loved it!

Well.. it's back to school and classes for me! Break has been amazing, refreshing, and completely filled with good Godly growth. I pray that He will help me to become a better woman as I go back to school and try to spread His love and His salvation to others.