WOW.

LET'S JUST SEE WHAT YOU THINK...

Sooo...after a long two days of Inservice, David calls me this afternoon and asks for me to text him a grocery list of what I need.  It went like this...chicken breasts...diet coke...biscuits...sausage...bacon...ice cream...celery...red seedless grapes...2 bananas...chicken fingers...and milk. 

He remembered everything on the list...EXCEPT DIET COKE!!!  (and he says it wasn't his intention...even though he thinks I drink too much...hmmm)

INTERESTING PHONE CALL...

I was just sitting here thinking about how overwhelmed I am about this new job I have taken to teach these sweet kids Language Arts this year.  Believe me, it is not the kids who have me worried...it is the data that is supposed to drive me.  Middle school teachers are required to think data to a point that is alarming. 

Change requires growth for sure...I have grown the last two days...weary about the pressure to perform.  Not that I cannot meet the challenge but I am experiencing a few pains about it at the moment.  This is all gonna come together though...I just have gained a much greater respect for those who have taught Middle School for years.  whoa. 

Anyway, as I sit here typing my woes...Charles Stanley calls me on the phone.  Everytime I get a message it is about something for me to pray for with InTouch.  BUT TONIGHT...his message was to stop trying to do things alone.  No kidding...he basically said to stop trying to do this thing on my own and to remember to let God guide my path.  I am speechless.

Guess that's two things for you to ponder this evening.  I'm going to take a hot bath and soak in this advice for a while.  I know these things to be true.  It is such a struggle when you face something that seems so tough.  My prayer...that God will guide me to use my creativity to make learning fun while hitting ALL those standards. 

This will be a no brainer for God if I just give it to Him.  duh, Misty.