For those of you who don't know me very well, it takes a lot to get my to cry. Don't get me wrong, I can lose it at a movie or that darn Kays commercial (the one where the boy is the wingman for is dad who is deployed...get's me everytime), but as far as "I'm having a bad day and going to cry about it"...rarely happens. Well, that wasn't the case today. I was definitely not myself, very bitter and irritated through out the day. It wasn't my kids. They were WONDERFUL! It was the other little things that happened through out the day. I left school today feeling helpless, like my hands were tied. When you are a teacher, you don't ever want to feel that way because your job is to help these babies in whatever way you can. Whenever you feel like there is nothing you can do, it is just one of the worst feelings ever. Well that was for sure me today. I have been teaching for 4 years and have never left school as sad as I did today. As soon as I left work, I called Adam crying and it wasn't pretty. I know so often on my blog I talk about how much I love it and that I will do this forever....well today, I was not singing that song. I am so thankful to have a husband who is so patient, understanding, and still listens to me when I've fallen off my rocker! heheheh....So anyways, since I was so sad I decided to go and see my sister's baby. Abigail makes everyone feel better! Well when I get to my parent's house, my mom tells me about something that happened at my dad's work. My dad has a good friend that he has worked with for about 10 years. We've grown up around this man and his family. I can remember his kids coming over and playing. Well they have been going through a hard time the past couple of years. He and his wife got divorced, his daughter has gotten involved in drugs, and recently threatened to commit suicide. They have been working on getting her help, but last night she snuck out of the house leaving a suicide note. My dad got a phone call this morning and a group of coworkers all went to to help look for the girl. Before they left, they gathered together and prayed. When my dad told me that I got chills. They gathered together at a place of business and prayed.....a place of business. This is huge! People can try to take God out of the work place or schools or the government, but He can bring himself right back in. After their prayer, they all went out to help. They hadn't found a body yet and weren't sure if she was still alive or not. They all went down to the lake where she said she would be and started searching. While they were there, the phone company gave them the last numbers she had called. My dad's coworker got the address of the last one and they decided since the police were all searching here, they could go and look there. They jumped in my dad's car and left. Well talk about Divine intervention! They arrived at the house just in time to see the daughter get into someone's car. My dad pulled his car out infront of them to block them from leaving. They were able to call the girls dad and get him and the police there. Everyone was safe and she is at a place that can help her now. If they had gotten there 10 minutes later, she would have been gone and who knows what she would have done to herself. They didn't know what kind of car they were looking for so getting there earlier wouldn't have changed anything either. They probably wouldn't have even stopped...except that they saw her! It just blows my mind how awesome God is! Three hours before this, I'm calling Adam talking about how bad my day is......how could I forgot that God is in control.....ALL THE TIME....and that's nothing to be sad about. He is in Control of Absolutely EVERYTHING! Tonight I was reminded of that verse "In his heart a man plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps." How thankful I am that He does! That man's daughter had her own plan, but the Lord determined another. I had one plan in how my day should have gone, but the Lord determined another. I can't even begin to tell you all the things that God has reminded me tonight! I am in such awe of His perfect plan! And yes, I'm ending my blog with a Chris Tomlin song! I hope this brings you some encouragement....but most of all hope....for we have nothing to be sad about!
Indescribable, uncontainable,
You placed the stars in the sky and You know them by name.
You are amazing God
All powerful, untameable,
Awestruck we fall to our knees as we humbly proclaim
You are amazing God
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
W is for Wig, Worms, and Wah Wah Wah What's Happenin Duuuuude!
A couple weeks ago we were learning the letter W. W is one of my favorites because we get to explore with real worms that week and the kids LOVE it! I also like this letter because if you have ever watched the movie "The Letter Factory", the W is a rapper and he goes wah wah wah what's happenin duuuuuuuude. We like to say that through out the week, so W is pretty much the best ever!
Well one of our words for W was wig. One of my girls went home that day and told her momma that she was going to bring her Hannah Montana wig for show and tell. She said "I am going to go into the closet, put on my wig, and come out and surprise everyone." Well sure enough on Friday she brings that wig in for show and tell. I let her go into the closet and come out and surprise everyone. They loved it. They couldn't stop laughing! She looked so ridiculously cute in it that I told her when we get back from lunch I want to get a picture of her in her wig. She said (in her little sassy, but cute voice), "Ok...but I want you to be in it so we can get a picture with both of our wigs." My kids just started laughing....they thought it would be so funny. The sad thing is they really do think my real hair is a wig. That's what I get for not straightening my hair everyday like I should. On the way out the door I made them pull at my hair to see that it is real.....guess I showed them. I'm pretty confident between the hair pull and my new dedication to using my hair straightener, they won't be making this mistake again!
Well one of our words for W was wig. One of my girls went home that day and told her momma that she was going to bring her Hannah Montana wig for show and tell. She said "I am going to go into the closet, put on my wig, and come out and surprise everyone." Well sure enough on Friday she brings that wig in for show and tell. I let her go into the closet and come out and surprise everyone. They loved it. They couldn't stop laughing! She looked so ridiculously cute in it that I told her when we get back from lunch I want to get a picture of her in her wig. She said (in her little sassy, but cute voice), "Ok...but I want you to be in it so we can get a picture with both of our wigs." My kids just started laughing....they thought it would be so funny. The sad thing is they really do think my real hair is a wig. That's what I get for not straightening my hair everyday like I should. On the way out the door I made them pull at my hair to see that it is real.....guess I showed them. I'm pretty confident between the hair pull and my new dedication to using my hair straightener, they won't be making this mistake again!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
It Wasn't Your Fault
I know I say this a lot...but I really have the best job ever!! I am so ridiculously blessed that it is very rare that I come home without lots of good things to share with Adam. I know for so many people it is the opposite and I am so thankful the Lord has placed me where I am.
So today was a special day in kindergarten....Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Most celebrate birthdays with birthday cake or brownies....not us....we have green eggs and ham! The kids LOVED it!! Even the ones that were too scared to try it had a blast making it. I loved hearing the excitement in their voice and seeing smiles on each of their faces! It is so rewarding to help fill them with that joy and laughter!! Well so after green eggs and ham it was business as usual. We had snack and then it was on to math. For those of you who don't know, we have a new math series. None of us have ever taught it and it has been an experience FOR SURE! Well today the math lesson was really hard and so we started on the carpet and we sorted our shapes whole group. They did a really nice job and so I thought they were ready to go to their desk and try it by themselves. We were using shapes and to make a long story short, what I was trying to get them to do confused them even more. I had 5 kids do exactly what I asked, 9 completely lost, and 1 had gone to the bathroom and I look over and he is playing in housekeeping! I normally don't get frustrated with them because 1. They are five 2. I just love them! But I sure was getting frustrated with them this afternoon. I finally looked up at them and said "Are you just not listening to me or I'm just really confusing you?" Ofcourse they all respond that I'm just reslly confusing them. One of my kids even suggested that we take a vote....so we did....and majority rules....I was just confusing them. So we put all our shapes back in the bag and started over. This time instead of getting out 10 shapes, we got out 3. MUCH BETTER idea. Math after that went beautifully! Everyone was following along and getting it. It was a great day again! After math I told them I was really sorry that I confused them and that it was completely my fault. One of my little ones raises his hand and as serious as can be says to me "it wasn't your fault Mrs. Walsingham.....it wasn't your fault....really it wasn't your fault." I love it!!!! I'm over here worried that I have scarred some of them for life with my ridiculous math lesson and this little one over here is worried about me! So if they go on to first grade and stink at math...I have full support that "it wasn't my fault!" Hope this makes you smile!
So today was a special day in kindergarten....Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! Most celebrate birthdays with birthday cake or brownies....not us....we have green eggs and ham! The kids LOVED it!! Even the ones that were too scared to try it had a blast making it. I loved hearing the excitement in their voice and seeing smiles on each of their faces! It is so rewarding to help fill them with that joy and laughter!! Well so after green eggs and ham it was business as usual. We had snack and then it was on to math. For those of you who don't know, we have a new math series. None of us have ever taught it and it has been an experience FOR SURE! Well today the math lesson was really hard and so we started on the carpet and we sorted our shapes whole group. They did a really nice job and so I thought they were ready to go to their desk and try it by themselves. We were using shapes and to make a long story short, what I was trying to get them to do confused them even more. I had 5 kids do exactly what I asked, 9 completely lost, and 1 had gone to the bathroom and I look over and he is playing in housekeeping! I normally don't get frustrated with them because 1. They are five 2. I just love them! But I sure was getting frustrated with them this afternoon. I finally looked up at them and said "Are you just not listening to me or I'm just really confusing you?" Ofcourse they all respond that I'm just reslly confusing them. One of my kids even suggested that we take a vote....so we did....and majority rules....I was just confusing them. So we put all our shapes back in the bag and started over. This time instead of getting out 10 shapes, we got out 3. MUCH BETTER idea. Math after that went beautifully! Everyone was following along and getting it. It was a great day again! After math I told them I was really sorry that I confused them and that it was completely my fault. One of my little ones raises his hand and as serious as can be says to me "it wasn't your fault Mrs. Walsingham.....it wasn't your fault....really it wasn't your fault." I love it!!!! I'm over here worried that I have scarred some of them for life with my ridiculous math lesson and this little one over here is worried about me! So if they go on to first grade and stink at math...I have full support that "it wasn't my fault!" Hope this makes you smile!
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