A Little Bit of This and That

i should really update more often....not because i think anybody pays too much attention, but because I have a really bad memory and posts really help me to remember when abouts things happened.

i love my job at the elementary school. i used to worry that i might not have chosen the right career because i have known for so long that i wanted to be a teacher and most people change their mind/struggle with what they really want to do. but working with those kids everyday with them makes me more and more certain that i am exactly where God wants me to be-working with elementary school kids. i love to see the joy in their faces when they succeed at something they worked hard on. i love to be the one they can come to when they are upset about something. i love to sit and play cards, or board games, or color pictures with them. i love to see them run and play outdoors-living the life that mankind was created to live-one that is full of wonder and joy. i love how some of the things they say are so funny. and am always amazed at how profound they can be. i am fulfilled in this place-God has blessed me with a job where i can truly live out of the passion that he has put in my heart.

wedding planning is moving along at such a rapid pace. there is a counter on my webpage that says how many days until the wedding, and it's only 151 days away. which seems like a whole lot until you consider how much will be happening in our lives in the next 151 days. but i am excited to be hitched! i'm ready to take that step.

speaking of steps, the new pastor at ucc has started a new sermon series about "taking a few steps". i'm really enjoying his preaching style and learning a lot of practical ways to make strides in my faith. this past sunday he talked about leadership-many good things to think about: how am i leading? how am i following?

spring break is next week...no huge plans. going to hays for a few days to see cole's family-yay! and then a bunch of meetings, medical appointments, and work. but it will be nice to have a week without classes to play catch up. my sister is going with a group from our church to Mississippi to do clean up work from hurricane katrina-please be in prayer for them: for safe travel, strength, the ability to get lots of work done, and for opportunities to display Jesus to the people that they meet.