I am sorry that I have been missing for the past two weeks. The Lord and I needed some extra time together to sort through some junk that he revealed in my life. I had to cut out a lot of things that I used as distractions including blogging. But I'm back!
So much has happened in the past two week. After our week off from snow getting back into the grove of things proved quite difficult for teachers and students. But we are rolling into second semester. It is my goal this semester to love my students as Christ loves me. My humanities friends and I presented at the SCCTE (South Carolina Council for Teachers of English) Conference this past weekend in Kiawah. I learned many new strategies and techniques that I plan on implementing into my classroom as soon as possible (Edmodo, QR tags, and writing without words to name a few). Our presentation went great and we actually won an award for "Best Use of Theme"! Yay us! We had beautiful weather in Kiawah as well as great food. It was a nice time to remember why I went into education in the first place. It's very easy for teachers to get bogged down by all the must attend meetings, negative parent interaction, and other "paperwork" that comes with teaching that has little to do with being in classroom serving our students. I was inspired this weekend to be even more creative and take risks for my students benefit.
But probably the biggest piece of news that I have from the past two weeks is......
I AM GOING TO LONDON!!
I am going to London with World Changers International this summer. The Lord provided me with a way to go serve the college students of London with a group of college students from our ministry at Shandon. I couldn't be more excited. I have been praying about being involved with this trip since it was announced at the beginning school and was thrilled when it worked out for me to go. I am in the process of writing and sending out my support letter. I will have to raise at least $2300 to take care of the expenses of the trip, but I know the Lord will provide. Please join me in prayer for the city of London and the university campuses that we will be serving. In the near future I will be posting specific prayer requests regarding our trip.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Monday, January 17, 2011
Celebrating One Year
Today the fabulous boyfriend and I are celebrating one year of dating. Those of you in marriages might find this silly, but I love it. Not to brag or anything, but my boyfriend is fantastic and here are just a few reasons why:
1. He is a man of God. Seeking to hear the Lord's voice and grow in him.
2. He loves his family like nobody I have ever seen.
3. He is true to his friends and makes friends incredibly easily.
4. He is one incredibly talented musician. I admire him so much for the hard work and time he puts in to his craft.
5. He is aware of those around him and makes sure everyone feels welcome.
6. He is oh so funny and makes me laugh all the time.
7. He is so smart and interested in such a variety of things.
8. He loves me even though it can be hard sometimes!
9. He challenges me on a regular basis and supports me when my "chicken" tendencies try to take over.
10. He listens and is incredibly patient with me and others.
11. He can carry on a conversation with anyone, something I admire being as shy as I am.
12. He is thoughtful and caring in ways that no one could ever imagine.
13. He is willing to admit when he has made a mistake and works hard to fix it.
14. He will put his foot down when necessary. He says no to me when I need to hear it and have a reality check! (I need this more often than I would want to admit!)
15. He is just one awesome guy! (I could go on and on!)
PS. On his day off, he is playing at a funeral and then taking me to Greenville to get my computer fixed! Now that is love!
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| A visit to my great-grandmother's house in AL |
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| Us, About 1 year ago! |
1. He is a man of God. Seeking to hear the Lord's voice and grow in him.
2. He loves his family like nobody I have ever seen.
3. He is true to his friends and makes friends incredibly easily.
4. He is one incredibly talented musician. I admire him so much for the hard work and time he puts in to his craft.
5. He is aware of those around him and makes sure everyone feels welcome.
6. He is oh so funny and makes me laugh all the time.
7. He is so smart and interested in such a variety of things.
8. He loves me even though it can be hard sometimes!
9. He challenges me on a regular basis and supports me when my "chicken" tendencies try to take over.
10. He listens and is incredibly patient with me and others.
11. He can carry on a conversation with anyone, something I admire being as shy as I am.
12. He is thoughtful and caring in ways that no one could ever imagine.
13. He is willing to admit when he has made a mistake and works hard to fix it.
14. He will put his foot down when necessary. He says no to me when I need to hear it and have a reality check! (I need this more often than I would want to admit!)
15. He is just one awesome guy! (I could go on and on!)
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| Dancing in between songs at Sweethearts Banquet |
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| His Fantastic Family |
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| My Fantastic Family |
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| With my brother and sister-laws dog |
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| Christmas 2010 |
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| Celebrating at a friend's wedding |
PS. On his day off, he is playing at a funeral and then taking me to Greenville to get my computer fixed! Now that is love!
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Belated Delurking Day 2011
As I was reading through my favorite daily blogs, including Seeking Love First (formerly One Day at a Time with Leigh) I learned that yesterday was Delurking Day 2011. Delurking Day was created as a time for silent followers of blogs to reveal themselves to the blogs they follow (You can read a whole article on it here, at BlogHer). Sounds kinda creepy I know (and the logo is just about the definition of creepy). Everybody does the silent follower thing including bloggers themselves. We have a list of blogs we click through quickly and never think to respond to. Then we go have conversations with other bloggers about how we wish our readers would interact more with the blog through commenting. We want to know our readers. I want to know who follows me, where you are from, what you like to do, how you found my blog, what you would like to see me write about etc. etc. But I can't know any of these things if you don't comment. Like my friend Leigh said, it does not freak me out I don't know you, don't know you well or didn't know you followed and I am sure other bloggers agree. So take a few minutes to introduce yourselves to your favorite blogs today!
Friday, January 14, 2011
Psalm 7:17 Friday
I will give to the Lord the thanks due to his righteousness, and I will sing praise to the name of the Lord, the Most High.
-Psalm 7:17
Things I am Thankful for This Week
-4 snow days useful for lots of relaxing and reading.
-Teacher workdays where I can grade, plan, and semi watch Jessica's provided entertainment for the day on her smartboard.
-A fantastic boyfriend who is helpful when it comes to fixing my computer and driving in the snow/ice ( and making me laugh in the process).
-A cozy, warm bed to sleep in at night or any other time of the day.
-The Bible, God's word given to me that I may know him and glorify him.
-The super awesome group of women that I get to study the word with each week!
-Trader Joe's Spicy Chai Latte Mix! YUM!
Check out Jessica's Psalm 7:17 post for today!
What are you thankful for?
If you blog feel free to link our posts and have your own Psalm 7:17 Friday!
-Psalm 7:17
Things I am Thankful for This Week
-4 snow days useful for lots of relaxing and reading.
-Teacher workdays where I can grade, plan, and semi watch Jessica's provided entertainment for the day on her smartboard.
-A fantastic boyfriend who is helpful when it comes to fixing my computer and driving in the snow/ice ( and making me laugh in the process).
-A cozy, warm bed to sleep in at night or any other time of the day.
-The Bible, God's word given to me that I may know him and glorify him.
-The super awesome group of women that I get to study the word with each week!
-Trader Joe's Spicy Chai Latte Mix! YUM!
Check out Jessica's Psalm 7:17 post for today!
What are you thankful for?
If you blog feel free to link our posts and have your own Psalm 7:17 Friday!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Reading Wednesday
At school on Wednesdays our students use their academy time to read. Some of them enjoy it, while others find absolutely every excuse possible not to. I decided Wednesday's on the blog would be reading days for us as well. Some weeks it will be a blog, others a website, occasionally a book review/post and every now and then it will be online magazines like Lonny.
Let me introduce you to Lonny. I am not sure which decorating blog introduced me to Lonny, but it was love at first sight. Lonny is an online decorating and design magazine/website that is entirely too fantastic. Once I finish drooling over the most current issue I can never wait for the next one to be posted.
So on your snowy Wednesday t enjoy flipping through Lonny. I promise you will love her.
Let me introduce you to Lonny. I am not sure which decorating blog introduced me to Lonny, but it was love at first sight. Lonny is an online decorating and design magazine/website that is entirely too fantastic. Once I finish drooling over the most current issue I can never wait for the next one to be posted.
So on your snowy Wednesday t enjoy flipping through Lonny. I promise you will love her.
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