thoughts

this is what happens when every one of my students is awful, i tape their mouths shut with tape. sometimes, i cant stand it and really just need some peace and quiet! just kidding :) heheeheh...some day in may is celebrating the day when Scotch tape was patented, so we did some necessary celebrating :) one activity was taping thier mouths shut, and they had to say a movie title, and the others would try to guess it. this is reminds me of one of my favorite games that i used to play in the water at my cousin's pool. we would both go under water and say a movie and we would try to guess it. i loved it and would still play it today. :)i guess thats why im a teacher.

i honestly cant believe in a week i will be able to say that i have taught for one year! wow. its weird because i feel like it would feel different, like i would be this totally different, mature, professional teacher. but, i dont feel different, i mean, yeah i have learned so much about teaching in a year, but i am still me, i am still silly, i still do crazy voices for my students and dance around. yesterday, i was in a great mood, so i was singing and just doing weird things, and they were asking me why i was so happy. it was humorous. david always says, "silly teacher"...but thats the way i do things i guess. im glad i feel comfortable enough to be myself and they see how much i love to teach too. one of my students said that he wants to be a teacher when he grows up because he has a great teacher now. and its one of those kids that you dont know if you are reaching them or not. God is great.

im excited about this last week of school, even though it will be crazy! there are so many things happening, plus, will, my brother, is coming on tuesday night! it will be fun though. i want to try to get everything done i can before he gets here so i dont have to worry about it when he is here.

going home soon, what an adventure. so many things have happened this year, so many adventures, lessons learned, lesons learning. i was listening to a sermon by donald miller and he was saying how our God is like our Father in that he disciplines and teaches us toward maturity. i never thought about it like that. when we were growing up, our real dads would tell us not to do things, even though we didnt understand why, but they kept on insisting for us not to do those things...they saw the bigger picture, they knew it would help us when we got older. same as God, he tells us in the bible not to do things, its black and white, some of it we dont understand, but why do we need to understand anyways? what would be the point of faith then? heres a part of Matthew 25:6-12 from the Message:

" Here's what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you wont be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense his grace. The world is full of so-called prayer warriors who are prayer-ignorant. They're full of formulas and programs and advice, peddling techniques for getting what you want from God. Don't fall for that nonsense. This is your Father you are dealing with, and he knows better than you what you need."

have a great weekend!