1. people laughing way too loudly
2. grey clouds
3. babies in thermal pajamas
4. 100% Juice
5. Queen Elizabeth II
6. Friday nights and Saturday mornings
Friday, March 18, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
good people and a birthday wish
I's is grateful for people. Good people who try to be good because they know that, truthfully, it is good to be good. Everyday I battle it out as Good Bethany engages Evil Bethany is aggressive hand-to-hand combat. Sometimes it may escalate into a good old-fashioned knife fight with machetes and titanium blades, but, no worries, GB usually squeaks through and gets the upper hand somewhere in there.
An over-concern with being good leads me to be tremendously thankful for the opportunities that I have to associate with good people, and it seems I have had those in abundance lately. Here are a few:
Papanwa: My papsy is the kindest in the world, and always asks me how my day is, how school and teacher-prep are, how James is, and how Bethany is. I know sometimes I may appear a little frustrated when I don't know how to answer all of those questions (or when the answers cause me to sigh), but I appreciate you asking anyway.
The CFA who shares my name: I know I just met you this semester, and you could be more interested in your last-semester cohort students (heck, they are more interesting), but thanks for noticing me, and thanks for placing faith in me. Thank you for noticing my attempts to "step it up" and "grow" from scary teaching experiences. I'll keep trying to make those attempts because I know you are coming on Tuesday to observe (and rate) my profusion of teaching skills. At least I know you'll always do it with love.
Dear Bre: You've been cracking me up since junior high, I've always thought you the epitome of grace and refinement with that harp of yours, and I recently discovered how much of a blessing it is to confide in you. Thank you for your listening ear, your thoughts, your experience, and your testimony. Oh, and thanks for your posts of your cute widdo guy; they always make me smile.
To the owner of the Facebook page that I stole this quote from: "Enough had been thought, and said, and felt, and imagined. It was about time that something should be done." -C.S. Lewis. Golly, thanks.
And, of course, to James: You are yourself, and you are good. You tell me I can do and survive anything. You're a listener, you're patient, you're kind, you're here.......and (deep breath).....today is your birthday!
An over-concern with being good leads me to be tremendously thankful for the opportunities that I have to associate with good people, and it seems I have had those in abundance lately. Here are a few:
Papanwa: My papsy is the kindest in the world, and always asks me how my day is, how school and teacher-prep are, how James is, and how Bethany is. I know sometimes I may appear a little frustrated when I don't know how to answer all of those questions (or when the answers cause me to sigh), but I appreciate you asking anyway.
The CFA who shares my name: I know I just met you this semester, and you could be more interested in your last-semester cohort students (heck, they are more interesting), but thanks for noticing me, and thanks for placing faith in me. Thank you for noticing my attempts to "step it up" and "grow" from scary teaching experiences. I'll keep trying to make those attempts because I know you are coming on Tuesday to observe (and rate) my profusion of teaching skills. At least I know you'll always do it with love.
Dear Bre: You've been cracking me up since junior high, I've always thought you the epitome of grace and refinement with that harp of yours, and I recently discovered how much of a blessing it is to confide in you. Thank you for your listening ear, your thoughts, your experience, and your testimony. Oh, and thanks for your posts of your cute widdo guy; they always make me smile.
To the owner of the Facebook page that I stole this quote from: "Enough had been thought, and said, and felt, and imagined. It was about time that something should be done." -C.S. Lewis. Golly, thanks.
And, of course, to James: You are yourself, and you are good. You tell me I can do and survive anything. You're a listener, you're patient, you're kind, you're here.......and (deep breath).....today is your birthday!
Have a happy one :)
Thursday, February 10, 2011
grace
"If foil'd at first, resume thy course, Rise strengthened with Antaean force. So shall thy toil in conquest end."
William Mason, Ode to the Honourable William Pitt
William Mason, Ode to the Honourable William Pitt
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
major life accomplishments
Today I received an email from the university graduation police (or somebody) reminding me to apply for graduation. Has my time really grown so short? It dawns on me that this is my last semester on campus. This seems very strange. Where will I be if not walking to class on a frosty campus at 8:00am everyday? What will I do without the carillon serenading my steps?
I suppose I know exactly where I will be and what I will be doing. Teaching cute little kids in some cute little school as I complete my cute little internship. I won't graduate until after that (April 2012), but still. Where have four years gone? Soon I'll have a diploma and a degree, a tiny little set of letters after my name, and a tiny little bit of experience. Uh-oh. That means I'll be an adult or something. Yikes!
I suppose I know exactly where I will be and what I will be doing. Teaching cute little kids in some cute little school as I complete my cute little internship. I won't graduate until after that (April 2012), but still. Where have four years gone? Soon I'll have a diploma and a degree, a tiny little set of letters after my name, and a tiny little bit of experience. Uh-oh. That means I'll be an adult or something. Yikes!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Happy List #2 (or is it 3? maybe 4?)
I'm super-pscyhed-crazy-stressed-what-am-I-going-to-do-about-school-and-life-in-general?-ahhhh!, to put it shortly. I need something happy and calm to keep me going through these mountains of Utah core curriculum maps, looming INTASC standards, and endless readings and lectures on subject integration and differentiation of instruction. How about a weekend?
And perhaps a happy list...
1. hot showers
2. family and friends that like me despite myself
3. hope...winter semester can't last forever, can it?
4. coconut m&ms
5. Thomas Edison
There, I feel much better. Life really is good, just a little stressful when you are a wannabe teacher.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Stuffed with Fluff
After this crazy first week of the semester I find that all I want to do.....
is hug this!
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