Missing the Writing

Well, I really enjoyed having the chance to post a lot this summer but now that school and work are back in session I am incredibly busy. When I do have a chance to post I fell my thoughts are too overwhelmed and sometimes too personal. Days like today, I am drained and have only enough left for my husband, some other days I am so inundated with homework that it seems writing in the blog is another homework assignment. So... sorry for not keeping you all up-to-date on my interesting thoughts and musings, really the only thing that I could write about is politics or baby's and one of those is too close to my heart and the other too close to other people's hearts. Se la vie! Love reading all of your blogs and hearing about your lives!

Weekend Wonderful

Ben and I were able to enjoy a nice day and night away from it all. We took the dog to the kennel and did not worry about work or homework or restraints! We just enjoyed ourselves.

For dinner we went to Rock Bottom Brewery where we enjoyed some good brews and Filet Minon- an excellent treat! Then we stayed at The Inn at Palmer Divide for the night... what a wonderful chance to escape our daily life and enjoy each other without all of the excesses.

Our lives have become so full that sometimes we forget to just look at each other and appreciate th beauty of our life together. We are not quite ready to give up the weekend... maybe a mental health day on Monday?

A Quarter of a Century

On Saturday Ben will turn 25 years old!

My amazing husband has come so far in his years and I love him so much for the man that he has become and the man that he is still becoming.


I love his kindness, generosity, love, and selflessness. Each day, Ben goes to work and teaches kids who have no one else to rely on in their lives. He is patient with them, and with me. I cannot believe my "luck" that I found this man and he found me.



I am the luckiest!



Happy Birthday Baby! You are the love of my life!

Defective Puppy

The Oliver saga continues.... this morning when I let him out of his kennel to go to the bathroom he had his towel stuck to his leg and one of the strings had been on very tightly, probably all night!

At this point we are waiting to see if we need to take him to the vet... again.

Whatever you do, do not get a dog!

Cognitive Dissonance

I live my life in American "Luxury" even though I know that there are people in the world who will die today because they do not have enough water to drink... Women will be raped and I take for granted my AMAZING husband... children are without parents as I consider the traditional way to make a family because I am afraid of the alternatives... I want to live my life in the knowledge of Christ, how can I be a better woman, how can I be more Christ like.

Getting all the info

For those of you who do not know (which is most of you) I have begun a new position at the middle school... Rather then working in the classroom for children with significant support needs (physical and intellectual needs) I will be working with children who have emotional disabilities.

The fact that they have emotional disabilities means that they lack the ability to process their feelings and emotions... this makes it tough to understand when they are acting out for attention or when they are acting out because of their emotion difficulties. Today was my third day with these kids and it is not easy! I am waiting for the day where I can blog about being hit!

I love these kids, I love my lot in life, and I love that God has given me the heart and the ability to work with these kids... but on days like today I wonder how I will ever be able to go on! Now Ben and I have more stories to swap and kids to compare. Each day is a new day as I grow trust and friendship, as we grow to trust and respect one another more things will get easier... hopefully!

School's Back in Session

I am back at work, which means that I do not have hours upon hours to spend doing the things that I want to do... which translates into the fact that we will be slowing down on our blog postings.

Ben and I start classes on the 25th which means that 4 nights of the week we will be away from each other... we do not do well when we are away from each other.

I had my first day with students today and the kids are certainly going to give us a run for our money. I am excited for a new year and the changes that it will bring and the things that I will learn but at the same time change can be intimidating especially for an impatient person like me. I have to give myself grace because any person would lose their patience after being asked "why" 1000 times in 30 minutes. God give me grace!