A good Weekend!
Friday was an OK day at school. The 7th and 8th graders were gone on an incentive trip, and most of the seniors, as well as a lot of the underclassmen, decided to skip. I'm sure it was because prom was Saturday night. My fifth period class of usually 20 had 1. There were so few students that everybody went to first lunch!
After school, Becky and I went to Greenville, paid bills, and enjoyed shopping at Wal-Mart. I got a few groceries, including a box mix for pasta salad. I made it Friday night for dinner. I think it had peanuts in it--it was called a ranch styled classic pasta salad. I didn't measure the Mayo, and I think I got a little much--but it was all good.
Saturday night was prom. I'd been praying all day because I didn't know what I would say if one of my students asked me to dance. With all the drama we've had at school recently, I certainly didn't want to put myself at risk for anything. At the same time, I didn't want to just crush the students by saying "No thanks," or make them think blind people wouldn't ever dance. God is truly awesome, because no students asked me to dance. However, Mr. Dean and Coach Monk both asked me to dance. That was nice. I think Mrs. Gail got a couple of pictures with my camera.
I couldn't believe it--one of the seniors showed up in blue jeans and a T-shirt! Then, right after Lead Out, the students all left. Like one of the other teachers said, "They should have just ridden with their parents!" We were done with the actually music by 11:00, and Coach Monk made sure I got home and relieved Rox safely by 11:15 or so.
Today was very nice. I rode to church with the Skippers, and then, met Brother Joey and Mrs. Jeri in Sunday School. I knew Marie was speaking at Brotherhood in Evergreen this morning, and then I think at the Methodist Church, but I didn't realize she was speaking for sure at EBC until Mrs. Jeri asked me if I wanted a ride. I said yes, and I was so glad I did. Marie did an excellent job of detailing her trip and mission work in Equador, and she even talked about science, a little. That was kind of cool, but the best part was that she kept talking about the neat stuff that God was doing there, and as she puts it, "It was just a God Thing!" It is truly awesome for me to see how God is working and showing through my sister's work and life.
The other cool thing that happened today was that I got to watch the Bible Drill for the Association. Charlie, Alex, April, and Michael all competed, and it was neat to watch Charlie and Alex jump when the scripture verses were called. I am so proud of them! Sometimes, they did stumble, but I know that this early memorization of scripture will shape their lives. I also thought it was cool because one of the verses called in the drill was one I had them memorize when I was teaching discipleship to them. God is truly amazing in the way He shows us sometimes the little seeds we sew and how they are growing!
Brother Ronny was talking this morning in his sermon about Jonah. I wish we studied Jonah more often passed the great fish, the whale, the big fish, or as I think of it, Jonah and the Sea Timple. Jonah was a very bitter man, I think, especially when he realized God wasn't going to destroy the city. He got mad at God, but I think it's really neat that God never gave up on Jonah, and that's nice because I know I gret frustrated sometimes, too. It helps me see that while I'm not perfect, and while I don't have all the answers, even though some people think I never forget or taht I am super smart, God is truly the one in control. He wants me to follow Him, but when I stumble, Fall, or get frustrated, He still loves me, and will still have that shoulder where I can cry, and He'll hold me until it's over.
I've been having an online discussion about abortion this week, with PawPower's journal, and I think I needed to be reminded that it's OK if I don't know all the right answers, but that doesn't mean I don't stand up for my beliefs, and it doesn't mean that I don't love God. That's the swesome thing about God, he's waiting for us to recognize we are just clay, that he is the ultimate Potter, the molder, and we need to allow ourselves to be moldable--and when we forget, he'll remind us, patiently disciplining us when we need it, but wrapping us in His love and Protection.
There's one other thought I had today. I was listening to Fox107.7 this morning as I was getting ready. Jim was talking in the discussion about how early church authors referred to themselves as Saints, and how it's Biblical. I can't remember the scripture reference, but the thought that ran through my mind when Jim expanded that comment to say we were like kings, because of the seed of Jesus, and if we have Jesus in us, then we are kings...that makes more sense to have all the references, then, to the fact that Jesus is King of kings...I'd never really thought of it in that light before, and I still am not sure that I really understand the whole scope of what he was saying--I wasn't strictly listening, but I do want to study it a little more. God has just reminded me how wonderful, loving, and protecting He is today, and I'm greatful that I could capture those feelings.
After school, Becky and I went to Greenville, paid bills, and enjoyed shopping at Wal-Mart. I got a few groceries, including a box mix for pasta salad. I made it Friday night for dinner. I think it had peanuts in it--it was called a ranch styled classic pasta salad. I didn't measure the Mayo, and I think I got a little much--but it was all good.
Saturday night was prom. I'd been praying all day because I didn't know what I would say if one of my students asked me to dance. With all the drama we've had at school recently, I certainly didn't want to put myself at risk for anything. At the same time, I didn't want to just crush the students by saying "No thanks," or make them think blind people wouldn't ever dance. God is truly awesome, because no students asked me to dance. However, Mr. Dean and Coach Monk both asked me to dance. That was nice. I think Mrs. Gail got a couple of pictures with my camera.
I couldn't believe it--one of the seniors showed up in blue jeans and a T-shirt! Then, right after Lead Out, the students all left. Like one of the other teachers said, "They should have just ridden with their parents!" We were done with the actually music by 11:00, and Coach Monk made sure I got home and relieved Rox safely by 11:15 or so.
Today was very nice. I rode to church with the Skippers, and then, met Brother Joey and Mrs. Jeri in Sunday School. I knew Marie was speaking at Brotherhood in Evergreen this morning, and then I think at the Methodist Church, but I didn't realize she was speaking for sure at EBC until Mrs. Jeri asked me if I wanted a ride. I said yes, and I was so glad I did. Marie did an excellent job of detailing her trip and mission work in Equador, and she even talked about science, a little. That was kind of cool, but the best part was that she kept talking about the neat stuff that God was doing there, and as she puts it, "It was just a God Thing!" It is truly awesome for me to see how God is working and showing through my sister's work and life.
The other cool thing that happened today was that I got to watch the Bible Drill for the Association. Charlie, Alex, April, and Michael all competed, and it was neat to watch Charlie and Alex jump when the scripture verses were called. I am so proud of them! Sometimes, they did stumble, but I know that this early memorization of scripture will shape their lives. I also thought it was cool because one of the verses called in the drill was one I had them memorize when I was teaching discipleship to them. God is truly amazing in the way He shows us sometimes the little seeds we sew and how they are growing!
Brother Ronny was talking this morning in his sermon about Jonah. I wish we studied Jonah more often passed the great fish, the whale, the big fish, or as I think of it, Jonah and the Sea Timple. Jonah was a very bitter man, I think, especially when he realized God wasn't going to destroy the city. He got mad at God, but I think it's really neat that God never gave up on Jonah, and that's nice because I know I gret frustrated sometimes, too. It helps me see that while I'm not perfect, and while I don't have all the answers, even though some people think I never forget or taht I am super smart, God is truly the one in control. He wants me to follow Him, but when I stumble, Fall, or get frustrated, He still loves me, and will still have that shoulder where I can cry, and He'll hold me until it's over.
I've been having an online discussion about abortion this week, with PawPower's journal, and I think I needed to be reminded that it's OK if I don't know all the right answers, but that doesn't mean I don't stand up for my beliefs, and it doesn't mean that I don't love God. That's the swesome thing about God, he's waiting for us to recognize we are just clay, that he is the ultimate Potter, the molder, and we need to allow ourselves to be moldable--and when we forget, he'll remind us, patiently disciplining us when we need it, but wrapping us in His love and Protection.
There's one other thought I had today. I was listening to Fox107.7 this morning as I was getting ready. Jim was talking in the discussion about how early church authors referred to themselves as Saints, and how it's Biblical. I can't remember the scripture reference, but the thought that ran through my mind when Jim expanded that comment to say we were like kings, because of the seed of Jesus, and if we have Jesus in us, then we are kings...that makes more sense to have all the references, then, to the fact that Jesus is King of kings...I'd never really thought of it in that light before, and I still am not sure that I really understand the whole scope of what he was saying--I wasn't strictly listening, but I do want to study it a little more. God has just reminded me how wonderful, loving, and protecting He is today, and I'm greatful that I could capture those feelings.