Journey

I read something recently that said to blog whether you have something interesting or not. To keep at it and continue even if you think no one really would care. So here I am....We are finishing week 3 of school and I can honestly say that I have felt peace, anger, frustration, happiness, joy, love, and madness. Seriously in the first few weeks all those emotions have been there. It has been a challenge because I have a new position, but I am still in the classroom at least half my day. The students I encounter on a daily basis are the lowest of the low. They are the struggling readers. I am loving it, yet it is providing to be a great task. First, they have learned coping skills for many years on how to get out of doing work. They couldn't do it so they needed to hide or somehow draw the attention away from the work. How does this translate to my class? I have students who yell out, who lead us on "wild goose chases", and some who just won't even speak out loud when asked because they are too scared that what they have is not right. Please pray with me for these students. I really do like them...a lot.... God has given me compassion to see them through a different pair of eyes.

Vacation

I feel like I haven't shared enough pictures from our grand adventure up north. Here are some of the views.
Can you tell this was formed by a glacier?

One of the few rare pictures of Adam and I.

#3 would see these types of falls and say "another waterfall" They were everywhere and he loved every one.

My attempt to get the reflection on the water.

First Day of School

This was our first week of school and man it was HOT!!! This year there are three of us at school. Amazing! I can't believe that #2 is ready to go. He started Kindergarten this year and is loving it. #1 is in 3rd grade. That seems so old to me. He is now in the "middle" grades. I will say the first day was good in some respects and hard in others. One reason is that we move into our regular routine. I like the consistency, but loathe the lack of freedom we have. #1 is in a combo class this year which has multiple challenges for both teachers and students. BUT...I have the joy of working at the school where both the boys attend and so that adds an added bonus for me. I can check on them through out the day. I also am able to talk with their teachers frequently. (plus they're my friends too)

#1 and #2

#2 at his seat on the first day #1 with his teacher (she was also #1's teacher)
#1 and his teacher

Funny Song

So back in May, Adam and I went to a music conference with our church (Sandals Church). One night they had this band (Gungor) playing and we fell in love. Our family loves a few songs in particular. Our first favorite is "Dry Bones"



Our second favorite is called "God is not a white man"


Enjoy...

Vacation Photos

Before we even got to our destination the views were beautiful. We were pleasantly surprised by this awesome rainbow. It was actually a double, but it is hard to the second one. I was loving the dark blue skies.

Here is Adam fixing the stroller that got to be on top of the van.

Braggin'

I haven't had the opportunity to brag much about my new nephew. He was born on July 18th so I am sure he is much different now. He is extremely good looking and I can hardly wait to get to spend more time with him. The boys love their new cousin and show how pro they are about new babies.

Vacation

This is just one view that we have had the privilege to see this week. More pictures will be coming once we get home, but I wanted to give you a sneak peek.