excitement!

I am sitting here getting ready for my day and I am SO EXCITED!  There is something about getting to hang out with the kids outside of a strictly education setting and letting loose for some fun!  

Granted, we are just going to the Washington History Museum, but at the same time, we are not at school in the classroom. :)  I love love love my kids sooooo much that sometimes I just can't even express it.  There are definite ups and downs (read: sending kids to the office, when they don't turn in their work, get into fights, make poor decisions, have parents call upset about something, and those kinds of things...) but honestly, I just love it all.  

I think that may be sometimes how God feels.  Here I go into my 'deeper' thoughts that always go through my mind.

When we set time aside to just 'be with God' either during a quiet time in the morning or evening or whenever, I think God is probably pretty excited to 'hang out' with us.  I'm sure that he loves when we study in a group or go to church but I just think he is probably as giddy as I am when we spend time with just him: no agenda, but pure love. 

He knows that we are going to mess up, he knows that we will make poor decision, have consequences for our actions, and sometimes be in a bad mood.  However, he also knows what is in store for us, what our future looks like, and how what we are doing today shapes us for tomorrow.  

One of my most favorite worship songs is called 'You are Good' and it was written by a girl at my new church, which by the way, I LOVE, and it has been my recent 'anthem' in times of unknown.  

You are Good

I don't always know where I am going

But I know who I am following

I can't always see far down the road

But I know you'll tell me where to go

So I go

I will follow

So let us take this journey one step at a time

I'll walk strong in knowing your hands holding mine

Cause you are good

You are good

You are good

You are good

You'll telling me to fix my eyes on you

To lay down my pride and turn to you

Knowing that you have seen it all through

Teaching me to trust you

So I'll try

So I go

I will follow

So let us take this journey one step at a time

I'll walk strong in knowing your hands holding mine

Cause you are good

You are good

You are good

You are good

And when I fall away

You bring me to my knees

To the cross where your love has endured all things

To the cross where your love has endured all things

To the cross where your love has endured all things

Let us take this journey one step at a time

I'll walk strong in knowing your hands holding mine

Cause you good

You are are good

You are good

You are good

I should probably go and finish getting ready for the day.

I get to go and hang out with one of my best friends tonight after the field trip. :) So much to look forward to. :)

  

things on my mind...

My posts recently seem to all be lists.  Probably because I am a list kind of person.  I like to write it all down and then check it off as I go.  There is something so entirely satisfying about checking things off of a list that sometimes I make lists JUST so I can check something off.  But I digress...

I have a lot of things on my mind.

I love teaching.  I may the opportunity to do another long-term sub job in Kindergarten!  I would love love love that.  More details to come...

Field trip tomorrow... SO looking forward to that.

Open house tonight was very fun.  I can't wait until I get to do it on my own with all of my kiddos.  

Baseball.  Another game coming up on Wednesday... and possibly Monday too! :)  

Summer.  I just can't even wait.  I really hope I am able to hang out with a few certain people this summer and have it be amazing.

CAMP.  For some reason, I have been really super duper excited about working at camp this year.  Maybe it's because last year I had such a life changing experience, or maybe its because I am so looking forward to not being the new kid, or maybe its because a friend is coming along with! but I am so excited.  I JUST CAN'T WAIT. :)

This weekend I am headed down to Em's house for a grad party for her sister.  It will be good to get out of the house and hang with her for the weekend.

Apartments are so incredibly expensive!!!  Just thought I would throw that out there.  

I am absolutely loving all of the sunny weather.  I really need to get out in it more so I can work on my summer glow. :)

That is what is currently on my mind... along with much bigger things like death, life, politics, my faith, family, relationships, and other deep issues.  More to come later...

good good day...

A few things:

1. I had my first day off in a long long time.  I didn't go in to school today and instead spent the day hanging out with my Mom.  We haven't had a day with just the two of us in a LONG time, and it was just wonderful.

2. I have a summer job!  I am going to be working at a gym in town and I am actually pretty excited about it!

3. I really hope I also get the OTHER job that I am looking at... because secretly I have always wanted to work at a restaurant.

4. I just found a teaching job online, and I am debating whether or not to pursue it.  It's Kindergarten at a private school.  We shall see.

5. I installed an option to see if I actually get any visitors on this small blog of mine.  If you are reading this and I either know you or don't know you, please leave me a comment!  I would love to know if people actually read 'my random thoughts!'

6. I really like Mariner's baseball... we won today... and I can't even wait until my next game.  When I walk into that stadium... its like I am H-O-M-E.  I LOVE IT.  My-Oh-My. :)

7. Maybe I'll have two posts today? 

I think....

I think....

I'm getting worried about next year.

I think....

that I can't even wait until summer.

I think....

I am totally falling for someone who doesn't even know it.

I think....

I'm okay with that.

I think....

I'm tired of being lonely.

I think....

I'm ready for it to be my turn.

a. lot.

Well... it has been way way too long since I have posted on here.  In that time period I have done quite a bit.. maybe even too much to go back and journal about.  So instead, let me focus on the future.

Things that I am currently thinking about:

School.  I am finished subbing in a 2nd grade class... and I just finished in a 3/4th... so now I am back to randomly subbing.  As for a position next fall, we shall see.  I am trusting God with my future so I am not going to worry.  or at least try not to.  I'll do my best. :)

Summer.  It's almost here, and I CAN'T WAIT

Working.  I am hopefully going to be working this summer.  Not really because I want to but because I need to money.  Hopefully a flexible job... not too many hours... lots of time off.. :)  Again, praying about that and giving it up to God.

Baseball. I love baseball.  A lot.  And I've been to 12 games so far this season.  and spring training.  I love baseball.  I've been going with Sarah and Pete and family mostly this season.  Or just Pete. 

Camp Side-By-Side. I CAN'T WAIT.  If my job, that I am hopefully going to have, won't let me have this week off, I probably will quit. I am so excited for this year for many reasons.  #1, I love camp.  #2, Pete is COMING TO CAMP WITH ME! #3, Dan Wilson: enough said. #4 JJ Kissinger. #5 I love camp!!!

So, to recap: school, summer, working, baseball, camp. 

Maybe this is my year.  My year to have a wonderful segment in my life.  My year to fall in love?  We shall just have to see about that.  Lots of things on the horizon.  Lots to think about.  We shall just have to Wait and See. :)