Soo.. It's been awhile..
I knew I wouldn't be very good at keeping this up, but I didn't know I would be THIS bad. Anyways, life update (This may be ALL over the place, but a lot has happened).
FIRST OFF, once again, God is ALWAYS faithful even when my faith is failing. With everything life has given me lately God has made himself evident, and I am continuing to grow in my relationship with him daily. It's been awesome and I love the encouragement from friends and family. I have had enlightening conversations and experiences, which have helped my relationship and faith in God grow to capacities I didn't know I could ever reach. I am excited to see how God continues to faithfully guide and direct my life so that I can serve him with everything I do!
Secondly, I have realized lately I have a REAL PROBLEM with selfishness. I often times put my own wants and needs over others.. even though this is NEVER my intention it somehow has a way of coming out. This is really a struggle for me, but now that I am fully aware of the problem I am completely focused on overcoming this. In order to start with this, I have decided to start volunteering. I have always enjoyed volunteering, but being busy with teaching, spending many weekends off doing other things, and just not being focused have taken me away from that. I sent an e-mail off today to see if I can volunteer at a local women's shelter where women and children that have been in abusive relationships can stay. LORD WILLING, this will work out and I will be able to offer my services to others who are in need! Until I hear back, tomorrow I will be going to donate a turkey for Thanksgiving to a local radio station that is collecting them. It's not much, but it's a start. I would appreciate prayers for more opportunities.
And Finally, on to teaching! Oh man, I'm about a third of the way through my first year of teaching. It's hard to believe. My year has been like a roller coaster. Sometimes I'm so excited and like a thrill of a lifetime, and other times I just want to cry because I don't know what is going to happen next and I just want to get off. THANKFULLY, God has helped me make it through. It's a REALLY good thing I'm not a self-conscious person because if I was I would have some serious issues. I have been told by my students that I am: gaining weight, need to find a boyfriend soon because I'm running out of time, and you don't really know how old I am because who knows what I look like under all that make-up. It has become very clear to me that kids have no problem saying what is on their mind. Even so, I still love them. And HEY! at least a parent during a conference told me "you've got it going on!" haha, that comment helped make yesterday better :)
Teaching has been such an enlightening experience. I have seen heartache in children that NO child should ever have to experience. I have seen that different people need to be shown different kinds of love. COMPROMISE is key. You must put EFFORT in to build a relationship and you must FOCUS on that relationship in order for it to grow. I have learned so many lessons on how to one day be a good mother. Daily, I see how I can better support my own children one day and TEACH them and instill specific characteristics in them so they will be successful in life. I am so blessed with this opportunity to teach and look forward for the rest of this adventure, both good and bad days!
Those of you that know me, know that I love quotes so here is a good one for the day:
God won't ask you to sacrifice anything that is bigger than the blessing He'll give you in place of it.
Until next time...<3
