Bittersweet Moments

It’s the first week of November 2020, and this school year I’ve dealt with an incredible amount of anxiety. I don’t always have a good reason or answer of why I wake up with a pit in my stomach, but I do. I also deal with a good amount of guilt when I’m not working.…

Quickly Forgotten

It’s pretty incredible how quickly it is to forget how things were. About six months ago we were in lockdown. We would go out to the stores and lines would be out the door, shelves were empty, arrows pointed around the store what traffic pattern we had to follow, masked faces and no one would…

Change≠Unfaithfulness

When I look at what is considered the norm, I see people who hold the same stable job for many years where they celebrate 5,10,15,20,__ years of dedication to the same job. I always thought that would be me. I’ve been taught perseverance and sticking to the same thing to show a faithfulness to a…

Joy in the Midst of Sorrow

Today should be a day where, by the world’s standards, I should be depressed, sad, and upset. Today is my projected due date. Today I was supposed to be holding a bundle of joy in my arms. Today was supposed to start sleepless nights and a new schedule. Today was supposed to be the day…

In Times Like These. . .

Since I’m having my students document what is going on in their life, I figured that I should probably do the same… March 12th I get a call as I’m headed to a 5th/6th grade Computer class that we are going to have an all High School meeting. I let the Elementary teacher know that…

Hope in the Midst of Loss

Loss. It’s a buzz word in 2020. Loss of freedom. Loss of events. Loss of memories. Loss of______you fill in the blank. My husband and I lost our first baby on March 30, 2020. Many of you didn’t even know I was pregnant. We hadn’t even been able to tell our family and friends yet.…

Beaten down, but not giving up

It’s the end of the school year, and I’m beat tired. It’s beginning to be beautiful outside, students are full of summer fever, and I feel like throwing in the towel. I’m tired of dealing with laziness, I’m tired of dealing with kids who complain about the work, I’m tired of explaining for the umpteenth time…

New Times

New place. New job. New name. New family. New lessons. Since the last time I wrote, I’ve gotten married, I’ve gotten a new job, and I’ve moved to a new place. But with all of the changes, I’ve learned a lot too. God pulled me out of my comfort zone and placed me in a…

The end is in sight

We are on the verge of a much-anticipated break. However, it is just out of reach. With just a few hours left, there is an energy in the air. Lack of focus is abundant, and the taste of freedom is that ice cream cone at the store that hasn’t opened yet. The lack of drive is…

Distracted

Have you ever found yourself working on one thing diligently and then find your mind wandering to something else and then find that you are doing something else and you forget what you were originally doing? Yeah, that happens to me all the time. . . .Some days that’s okay, other days, not so much.…