No Matter What

They know where their attention must be... The see-saw is a hit Joey joined us in our art project Celina being a cowgirl ...been doing lots of this these days. It keeps me thinking! ...and the day ended with making some amazing waffle whoopie pies..well I didn't try them yet but they looked good!

 And You reach for me With a love that quiets all my fears And You reach for me Like a Father wipes away the tears You know all of my fears There's nothing Your eyes can't see When I tried to give up, Lord, you never gave up on me I give You all of my hopes and dreams, I lay them down Of all the place I've looked, You're the one truth I have found  You hold the weight of the world, Still I don't slip through Your hands You put the stars in the sky You know every grain of sand. It's so easy to talk. To say the right things. To tell myself what I know I wanna hear. But is that what God is telling me? Am I listening to myself....or the Father up above who is longing to have it all for himself and use me? I'm not sure how hard my head is but it seems I need to relearn things too often. God has all things in control. He puts me through things to make me rely on Him. Why can't I rely on Him all the time? It would make life so much...

The school day couldn't finish fast enough. I love celebrating birthdays...especially other people's birthdays.Today was one of those such days. We spent a beautiful evening at Port Louis celebrating Brenda's birthday. It was just what I needed. So very much what I needed. Her birthday cheesecake was amazing! Mel you are one amazing woman. These two years living with you have been incredible.  ...life is always better on top of the world. I don't know if I could live without them. I never wanna know.

This song has been on my mind a lot lately. God wants all of me. He is going to be there with me ALL the time. When I feel like trusting no one I know that in HIM alone I can trust. I just need to leave it to him. I Will Be Here For You When you feel the sunlight Fade into the cold night Don't know where to turn I don't know where to turn And all the dreams you're dreaming Seem to lose their meaning Let me in your world Baby, let me in your world All you need is someone you can hold Don't be sad, you're not alone Chorus: I will be here for you Somewhere in the night Somewhere in the night I'll shine a light for you Somewhere in the night I'll be standing by I will be here for you In this world of strangers Of cold and friendly faces Someone you can trust Oh there's someone you can trust I will be your shelter I'll give you my shoulder Just reach out for my love Reach out for my love Call my name and my heart will he...

Come one, come all to visit your child at school and be put to work. Excited students came through the doors with faces glowing and telling which of their parents would be coming. I must say I was kind of excited too. Upon arrival, the students gave their parents some worksheets they had copied from their books. The parents did work and the students showed them how to score it properly! It was fun to watch the students sit by their side and tell them what they were doing wrong. One even was doing the math problems on the board for her father! It was a fun day for us all.  Maleah with her parents...work all completed and correct! She loudly proclaimed "See my mother is smarter than 'so and so's father'." Luckily the parent wasn't there anymore. I forget how kids are so into that...well my mother or my father is........lol. Can't you just see how much fun we were having! But ...otherwise it was a distraction as well! Oh well it is ok to have da...

  "miss, miss"....was the first thing I heard as I reached school. A big hug from one and I was handed this cute little card from another. I almost cried . Seriously kids are so cool. How did she know I needed that? Yeah it is a familiar saying...but I really needed it today. Serenity, Courage, and Wisdom. Lord grant me all please cuz I sure can use them. Former students stop by. They love to help score, boss, and tell the students to FOCUS and stop their stupidness. I had to laugh. Here is Nick telling Nigel he MUST know how to spell rejoice. And then there is the incentive on some days that IF they finish their work they can play math drill games on my laptop. Here is Maleah thinking she must pose for the picture while she is to be fishing for those answers!

....one of those days where I wished to not go by feelings.....unless it was the feelings that would have loved to take me to the cabin. If only it could have become reality. Why do I go by feelings? They let me down all the time. I should know better by now but still they want to run my life and make my day go ways other than the way it should go. I read my Bible, I pray, I search, but until my heart is willing to be broken and crushed none of these things are going to help. Willingness? Surrender! Submission. Oh how those words hurt. I want things my way, I want things to work how I want them too , I want things to JUST MAKE SENSE ! Why does self have to always stick it's ugly head up and make things difficult? I read in a book today. "God never said life would be easy. The purpose of living isn't about our personal happiness....it's about serving God. When it comes to our relationship with our Creator we should always have our yes on the table. If God asks u...

Nigel Very expressive and not easily vexed. He is the only little man in my class and I love him dearly. He definitely keeps things mellowed out. Every class needs a boy, especially with dramatic girls like the ones I have. He may lack motivation in his work but he sure can write sweet little "I love you Miss" notes to me that will make my day every time. Definitely a heart throb that wants to grow up to be a Christian! Celina Her work is her not a challenge and will be done in less time than necessary. This trimester I gave her an extra book to do to hopefully give the copier a break from worksheets and myself some time not hearing "miss....what next?" She is very sharing (I get an abundance of biscuits) and if I am having a bad day (not a regular thing. lol) she will be the one to notice and write a note. Ha nnah She comes from a stable Christian home. Her parents are influential in her work and push her to perfection in all ...

 Abijah This second grader loves to hold adult conversations. The other day she came to me with a question. "Miss, my sister tell me that when Jesus comes back and people aren't ready to go that all they must say is, 'Master, I am sorry I want to accept you in my heart,' and he will let them in. Miss that ain't true is it?" She proceeded to explain to me with two pens how we are one pen and the Holy Spirit is the next and how he wants us to follow him but lots of big people "they does still be living wrong." Not only conscientious in doing the best God wants, she applies it to her work as well. Oh to have the submissive spirit of this little child. Maleah I believe she has taught me the most of any of my students. She came with "learning" disabilities in K but she is now one of the smartest. What they are told and what is expected of a child is who they become. Reading is one of her strong points sounding out almost a...