Praises for yesterday:
Getting to look through old pictures again, remembering wonderful times.
Seeing Elvis run in circles around the room because he was so excited that another dog was visiting.
Prayers for today:
Safe travel home for the girls and youth.
Amber to get the classes she needs and wants.
Safe travel for any of us running small errands.
A good day at school.
Jeremy, Megan, and Zoe to have a good day settling in at home.
Financial, as always.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
January 4 prayers
All the same as yesterday.
Prayer for the girls and youth to have a wonderful day and get closer to God during their retreat.
Prayer for good rest tonight to be ready for work again tomorrow.
Prayer for the situation over the Gaza Strip.
Prayer for rest and a relaxing day on this final day of Christmas break.
A praise already:
Went by Dollar General and saw a family of school kids who I teach. I got hugs all around! Great way to start the day.
Spirits are lifted and I feel more able to tackle things today. Yay!
Prayer for the girls and youth to have a wonderful day and get closer to God during their retreat.
Prayer for good rest tonight to be ready for work again tomorrow.
Prayer for the situation over the Gaza Strip.
Prayer for rest and a relaxing day on this final day of Christmas break.
A praise already:
Went by Dollar General and saw a family of school kids who I teach. I got hugs all around! Great way to start the day.
Spirits are lifted and I feel more able to tackle things today. Yay!
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Goals for 2009
Actually contribute to this blog daily.
Read through the Bible again.
Finish my Master's Degree.
Finish the projects with GMA and Promote students.
Pray and read the Bible every day, more often each day.
Get in better shape physically and financially.
Direct a spring children's/youth musical.
Run a spring fling at school.
Create family books through ancestry.com.
Finish writing my romance novel.
Work more on the Band, Church, and AlienTeacher web sites.
Go to Sunday School every Sunday morning.
Join a Bible Study group, either at church or online.
Read through the Bible again.
Finish my Master's Degree.
Finish the projects with GMA and Promote students.
Pray and read the Bible every day, more often each day.
Get in better shape physically and financially.
Direct a spring children's/youth musical.
Run a spring fling at school.
Create family books through ancestry.com.
Finish writing my romance novel.
Work more on the Band, Church, and AlienTeacher web sites.
Go to Sunday School every Sunday morning.
Join a Bible Study group, either at church or online.
Ruminations About 2008
Some things I accomplished in 2008:
Pulled together my professional portfolio.
Participated in Blackwater Writing Project.
Wrote many new pieces, learned about memoir writing.
Coached more winning teams in Promote.
Ran a great Fall Festival at both church and at school in the same week.
Contributed to the church children's Christmas party to ensure that underprivileged students and their families got Christmas gifts and food.
Found a lot more information for the family tree.
Started work on my Master's Degree again.
Taught a great Bible School class to adults!
Grew as a Sunday School teacher.
Co-directed a fantastic Christmas musical with the children and youth.
Finished reading through the entire Bible.
Read the Bible every day (with the exception of maybe five days scattered throughout the year).
Built stronger relationships with all of my kids.
Took a group of band-os to the beach during Spring Break.
Started tech clubs for kindergarten and first grade!
Brought my family closer together by encouraging visits to each other.
Grew as a teacher, with a better understanding of standards-based lessons and other system-level requirements.
Developed more patience, forgiveness, and understanding, both personally and professionally.
Pulled together my professional portfolio.
Participated in Blackwater Writing Project.
Wrote many new pieces, learned about memoir writing.
Coached more winning teams in Promote.
Ran a great Fall Festival at both church and at school in the same week.
Contributed to the church children's Christmas party to ensure that underprivileged students and their families got Christmas gifts and food.
Found a lot more information for the family tree.
Started work on my Master's Degree again.
Taught a great Bible School class to adults!
Grew as a Sunday School teacher.
Co-directed a fantastic Christmas musical with the children and youth.
Finished reading through the entire Bible.
Read the Bible every day (with the exception of maybe five days scattered throughout the year).
Built stronger relationships with all of my kids.
Took a group of band-os to the beach during Spring Break.
Started tech clubs for kindergarten and first grade!
Brought my family closer together by encouraging visits to each other.
Grew as a teacher, with a better understanding of standards-based lessons and other system-level requirements.
Developed more patience, forgiveness, and understanding, both personally and professionally.
Prayers for January 3
Praises to God for last night's sunset. It was absolutely beautiful with all of the pinks, purples, and blues. The clouds framed it beautifully, and it was an unexpected lift to the end of a rather bad day.
The pictures of Zoe. She really is a beautiful baby, even if I am a bit biased.
Meeting Mama for lunch in Homerville. I have taken for granted my time with her in the past, but not any longer.
Today's prayer list:
Uncle Buster and Aunt Louise, as usual
Amber and Caitlin and the youth group
Jody to have a wonderful birthday
Financial needs
Mama to have happiness and security
Zoey Anna DeBarry to grow and develop and come home safely
Megan to heal from the c-section
A better attitude for me, less depression
Johnny to get the classes Amber needs
Healing for Johnny to get closer to God again
Unspoken needs
The pictures of Zoe. She really is a beautiful baby, even if I am a bit biased.
Meeting Mama for lunch in Homerville. I have taken for granted my time with her in the past, but not any longer.
Today's prayer list:
Uncle Buster and Aunt Louise, as usual
Amber and Caitlin and the youth group
Jody to have a wonderful birthday
Financial needs
Mama to have happiness and security
Zoey Anna DeBarry to grow and develop and come home safely
Megan to heal from the c-section
A better attitude for me, less depression
Johnny to get the classes Amber needs
Healing for Johnny to get closer to God again
Unspoken needs
Sunday, July 20, 2008
In the beginning...
Well, I'll talk about THE beginning in another post. This one just refers to the beginning of this blog. I am a Christian who is trying to build a closer relationship with God and learn more about Him. Last week I finished something that has taken me three years to do...I finished the last chapter of reading the entire Bible.
So now that I've done that, it's time to begin again, reading more carefully this time and reflecting on what His word says to me.
I am in no way an authority on the Bible or Christianity. I am just a simple woman trying to find her way along God's path.
You are welcome to join me.
So now that I've done that, it's time to begin again, reading more carefully this time and reflecting on what His word says to me.
I am in no way an authority on the Bible or Christianity. I am just a simple woman trying to find her way along God's path.
You are welcome to join me.
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