Blessed Christmas break!
After three grueling and emotionally draining weeks I am officially on break!! I am so glad to have a rest and I can't wait to read for fun, bake Christmas cookies, drink endless cups of tea, catch up on Hulu shows, finish my painting, have coffee dates with friends, watch White Christmas (favorite Christmas movie of all time) go to Christmas parties, run, dress up, sleep in, relax, try out Pinterest ideas
(http://pinterest.com/emdrum/ ) and have lots of long wonderful conversations.
Praise the Lord for a rest because this fifth grade teacher is weary!
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Dabbling in Theatre
So, Yesterday I was helping out with a theatre rehearsal of "Oprah's Favorite Things" and I stepped in as Oprah because the actress playing her didn't show up. It was great, we the heartthrob Santa Clause on the show and everyone in the audience got presents. This was just a rehearsal mind you, but after it was over the students suggested that I play Oprah in the real performance. Can you imagine that?? A white Oprah supported by an all black cast...I couldn't stop laughing just thinking about it!!
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Tough Times
Wednesday night my car got broken into while my mom and I were eating dinner out. We got back to the car after a lovely dinner of shrimp and grits and found glass all over the place and my school bag missing.
In that one bag was:
New Macbook Pro (full of music, Africa pictures, and countless hours worth of lesson plans)
Paycheck (which was quickly canceled)
Digital camera (also full of pictures)
Wallet (driver's license, debit cards <already used by the time I canceled them> insurance cards, voter registration, and various and sundry store credits)
Yup, they got a lot! I bet they were celebrating when they saw this jackpot! Its been a tough week...just dramatic and draining. The main thing that it upsetting is the time lost....so many lesson plans!! God is good though and I am so glad that my hope doesn't lie in material possessions. Nevertheless, its a draining and rough thing to deal with in the middle of teaching and working 50-60 hour weeks.
Praises in this situation...I took the journal I've written in this whole school year out of that same bag that morning. Praise the Lord it wasn't stolen!!
They didn't steal my GPS or my new car!!
Prayers are greatly appreciated!!
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy, and where thieves can not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21
In that one bag was:
New Macbook Pro (full of music, Africa pictures, and countless hours worth of lesson plans)
Paycheck (which was quickly canceled)
Digital camera (also full of pictures)
Wallet (driver's license, debit cards <already used by the time I canceled them> insurance cards, voter registration, and various and sundry store credits)
Yup, they got a lot! I bet they were celebrating when they saw this jackpot! Its been a tough week...just dramatic and draining. The main thing that it upsetting is the time lost....so many lesson plans!! God is good though and I am so glad that my hope doesn't lie in material possessions. Nevertheless, its a draining and rough thing to deal with in the middle of teaching and working 50-60 hour weeks.
Praises in this situation...I took the journal I've written in this whole school year out of that same bag that morning. Praise the Lord it wasn't stolen!!
They didn't steal my GPS or my new car!!
Prayers are greatly appreciated!!
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and rust do not destroy, and where thieves can not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." Matthew 6:19-21
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