When I am a PE teacher and have my soccer unit, remind me to teach the kids how to spread out from the ball. Here is my creative cue that I will use to help the kids remember where they should be in relation to the ball... I came up with it in class on Monday and my peers really liked it!
In soccer we don't cluster like grapes, we SPREAD OUT like jam :]
Am I going to be a darn good teacher or what!?
smiles!
five again?
Lately I've been going to bed at night full of excitement for the day ahead. I feel like I'm five again and having trouble sleeping because tomorrow show and tell day! It's a bit crazy, but I think alot of it has to do with the fact that I am around people I love all the time now! Even though I'm busy up the wazoo just like everyone else in this world...I'm busy in a routine...and it feels great!
This summer was far from anything routine, and it was HARD. Working at crazy times and never feeling like I was rested...it all takes a toll on me. Now, with a set routine and a schedule that seems consistent, I really do function at my best. And I'm not ashamed to say that I LOVE routines :] I should probably think more like a five year old and schedule a nap!
On another note...Starbuck's rocks :]
This summer was far from anything routine, and it was HARD. Working at crazy times and never feeling like I was rested...it all takes a toll on me. Now, with a set routine and a schedule that seems consistent, I really do function at my best. And I'm not ashamed to say that I LOVE routines :] I should probably think more like a five year old and schedule a nap!
On another note...Starbuck's rocks :]
waiting fowardly.
This morning about 5 minutes after I woke up, I started my day with a telephone call from a great friend. We dove right into a heartfelt conversation about love, life, and Jesus. It completed my day before it even began :]
There is something special about the people I am surrounded by and the conversations I've dove into the past 24 hours. Every conversation reminded me of what it means to "wait forward".
If you are waiting for God to tell you something, you can't just stand there still and quiet. You have to keep moving, keep searching, keep reaching...you have to wait forwardly. (If that is incorrect English, I apologize, I read it in a book one time).
At the end of every conversation, I felt like I had new insight to something I never thought of before...and that reminds me that I am no longer waiting on God. Discussing life, Jesus, and our struggles with those around us is one of the most active things we can do in our faith (after prayer).
So that might just be the second part to my favorite phrase.
Enjoy the struggle friends, and continue waiting forwardly.
There is something special about the people I am surrounded by and the conversations I've dove into the past 24 hours. Every conversation reminded me of what it means to "wait forward".
If you are waiting for God to tell you something, you can't just stand there still and quiet. You have to keep moving, keep searching, keep reaching...you have to wait forwardly. (If that is incorrect English, I apologize, I read it in a book one time).
At the end of every conversation, I felt like I had new insight to something I never thought of before...and that reminds me that I am no longer waiting on God. Discussing life, Jesus, and our struggles with those around us is one of the most active things we can do in our faith (after prayer).
So that might just be the second part to my favorite phrase.
Enjoy the struggle friends, and continue waiting forwardly.
thanks max.
My little devotional by Max Lucado really spoke to me this morning. I thought I'd type it up and share it with those who read my little blog!
Please note that the following words are not my own, but they are the words of Max Lucado. I am not certain how Blogger wants me to cite my sources (APA, MLA, ESNLA...) but I figure a little paragraph explaining that I didn't have anything to do with the following words in quotes would do :] Please don't call the plagarism police on me.
A Life Free of Clutter
"Your heart will be where your treasure is." Matthew 6:21
"The most powerful life is the most simple life. The most powerful life is the one that knows where it is going, that knows where the source of its strength is, and the life that stays free of clutter and happenstance in hurriedness. Being busy is not a sin. Jesus was busy. Paul was busy. Peter was busy. Nothing of significance is achieved without effort and hard work and weariness. Being busy, in and of itself, is not a sin. But being busy in an endless pursuit of things that leave us empty and hollow and broken inside - that cannot be pleasing to God. One source of man's weariness is the pursuit of things that can never satisfy; but which one of us has not been caught up in that pursuit at some time in our life? Our passions, possessions, and pride - these are all dead things, the result is only weariness and dissatisfaction. "
Max Lucado
"Grace for the Moment"
Please note that the following words are not my own, but they are the words of Max Lucado. I am not certain how Blogger wants me to cite my sources (APA, MLA, ESNLA...) but I figure a little paragraph explaining that I didn't have anything to do with the following words in quotes would do :] Please don't call the plagarism police on me.
A Life Free of Clutter
"Your heart will be where your treasure is." Matthew 6:21
"The most powerful life is the most simple life. The most powerful life is the one that knows where it is going, that knows where the source of its strength is, and the life that stays free of clutter and happenstance in hurriedness. Being busy is not a sin. Jesus was busy. Paul was busy. Peter was busy. Nothing of significance is achieved without effort and hard work and weariness. Being busy, in and of itself, is not a sin. But being busy in an endless pursuit of things that leave us empty and hollow and broken inside - that cannot be pleasing to God. One source of man's weariness is the pursuit of things that can never satisfy; but which one of us has not been caught up in that pursuit at some time in our life? Our passions, possessions, and pride - these are all dead things, the result is only weariness and dissatisfaction. "
Max Lucado
"Grace for the Moment"
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)