hi

Just wanted to say hi!!! I just realized the post before this one was so vulnerable and somewhat negative about work so here's a post to say that life is wonderful right now, work is good, my church family has been wonderful, and there are only 4 and a half days of work left before Christmas break. This week will consist of 5 parties, lots of baking, work, cleaning, and packing for a possible trip to Mississippi. Why am I blogging? I was reading some others so I was inspired. Hopefully I will update this more often!

Current overload

Don't think I have ever felt this overwhelmed, overloaded, or insecure in my life. It helps that I talk to other Special Ed teachers and they are feeling this too, but I don't think anyone should have to feel this way about work. And they wonder why the burnout rate is so high in Special Education, I could have told them the answer to that when I first started this job. Oh my. Lord, help me. I literally prayed for 20 minutes straight this morning about how I couldn't do this, and how I need the Lord to intervene, and then there were about 3 more huge things added to my plate at work today.

C a n ' t t a k e i t a n y m o r e... and the year has just begun.

I need some ideas of ways to get my mind off of work that don't leave me feeling like a slacker. Any ideas???

Great song! Have you heard it?

This song gets me everytime, and I have never even heard it from beginning to end. It always comes on when I'm in the car and I love the lyrics and this guys sound. Do ya'll know of any of his other songs? I'm interested in buying his cd but I don't want to buy it without knowing if they are good. "Forgiven and Loved" Lyrics	[edit]
by Jimmy Needham | from the album Not Without Love

FORGIVEN AND LOVED
Romans 8:1, Ephesians 3:17-19
Written by Jimmy Needham, Ryan Wayson and Blake Samperi

Tell me I’m forgiven and loved
Cause I hear it from the street corner priests
On how God is love and how man can be clean
But my joy has been on holiday
And my peace has almost passed away
Tell me I’m forgiven and free

CHORUS:
O I tried and tried to rectify my hopeless situation
But I bought the lie I still have work to do
Now I’m working nine to five like I can earn my own salvation
But there is no condemnation in You

O whisper to me now that its for real
Cause in the silence of these walls righteousness lost its appeal
Dirty deeds have done me in
O but that can’t stop the Faithful Friend
Giving mercy once again as You heal
Here it is I’m feeling it

CHORUS

O He died He died to rectify my hopeless situation
And His blood commands my guilt to leave
Now on Calvary I stand
Empty pockets open hands
O there is no condemnation for me

CHORUS

Child your forgiven and loved
Child your forgiven and loved
Child your forgiven
And Child you are loved
Child your forgiven and loved

© 2008 Needhim Music / First Company Publishing / ASCAP / Administered by First Company Publishing

Finally, another post

It's been almost a year since I posted anything on here. My laptop has been horribly slow so I didn't get online much, BUT now I have a new computer so maybe I will update this more often, maybe. Not sure yet. I'm out for the summer and I'm going to try my best and be productive. We'll see how that goes. ;)