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| Just finished my first day as the only teacher in the Pre-1 (3 year old) classroom at the King Child Development Center (KCDC)! It was a good day and I am learning a LOT by being with these children. Unfortunately, the boys were horrible this morning. It was really sad, because they knew they were not doing as they were supposed to and then they would just look at me with these eyes that said, "just try to get me to do right!" By the time we got to active learning (at 9:45 AM!) They had lost almost all privilege and I was back to making EVERY decision about where and how they played! Then after nap time - ALL of the kids were angels! Actually, by the time we came in for lunch they were all doing much better! At least for a little while! I just don't get it!!! I know that by the time this summer is over and I never have to go back that I will miss my babies, but I am so glad that this is not what God has called me to do forever! 
Gas prices are up! The temperature is FINALLY up! It's been a crazy spring!!! I filled up yesterday on my way home from work... Gas was down  to $3.89! I am now very glad I filled up and am praising God that the past two times I have filled up it has been lower than in the past weeks and then the next day it goes up again. Today gas in St. Paul is $3.95!
And yes, the temperature... It reached 84 today!!! The first day above 80 since last September! Seriously?!? This is craziness! I'm having second thoughts about living up north... I don't like hot ALL the time, like at home, but summer is SUPPOSED to be hot, right? I think I am beginning to like the weather in the south better, or maybe it's just more familiar... I don't know, but I think too that it might just be the psych thing where you want what you don't have... Oh well!
So, God is doing a lot in my heart. I will write more about it this weekend, when I have more time without being so tired.  This past month I have felt like I have gotten a lot more direction for the future, although I have no idea what the end result will really look like. It's exciting to see God working. I know it will be exciting!
Today is Daddy's 62nd birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DADDY! You're the best! I LOVE YOU!!!
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Daddy, Mama, and I when they brought me to Bethel!
Happy Father's Day, Daddy! I am blessed to be your daughter and I treasure the time that I had growing up in your house! I am the woman I am today because of you and your love for me and for our LORD! Thank for you always being there and always showing me Christ! I love you so very much and miss seeing you! I don't know what life after Bethel will be like, but I'm so glad you will be there to support me and to give me guidance and advise when I need it! I LOVE YOU!!! | | |
| My first week at the KCDC has come to an end. It was a better week than I had anticipated and so I am glad for that. I had thought that it might go really slow as we do the same thing every day and the children are not well trained. All in all it was a good week and did go by fast.
It was strange in a way because I missed the kids in South Carolina, SO MUCH! Every break I would get I would check my facebook and look at the pictures we had taken together. I knew I would miss them and be sad the first few days of the week, but I didn't expect the strong feelings to continue as they have. I know that Phoebe, Sofia, Javi, Zoe, JoJo, and Gabi have a very special place in my heart and that they always will. I do miss them. Their little voices. Their play. Their cuddles and kisses. Hopefully it won't be too long before I see them again.
Things are looking good for a summer at the KCDC. The kids are warming up and showing some respect now. I just think it's horrible that some of them have been there for years and still are so disrespectful and noncompliant. You would think that the teachers would be consistent enough and know how to train so that the children would obey. It's not the case and probably the biggest reason I don't want to "teach" when I get done with Bethel. Especially if I have the opportunity to have my own family, there is no way I would delay that to work with someone else's kids. Maybe that seems selfish, but it's how I feel right now.
This weekend is kinda slow for Saturday and then Sunday I work Lunch and Dinner at school for Girl's State Camp. That should be a total thrill! (said with very high levels of sarcasm) Next week I start leading group times with the children at KCDC and I also start working with a little boy on a portfolio of all his activities and the things he knows and is learning.
God is good. He is showing me how to love the hard to love and how to patiently wait on Him! I know that it will be good to have this summer to learn these things. | | |
| So I've been home almost a week now. I was only gone a week, but it felt like a lifetime. It's "summer" now. At least as far as school goes. It's actually cold if you go outside. Compared to where I was last week anyway. It's been raining most of the week. Every day at the King Child Development Center (hereby known as the KCDC) we say we are going to "beat the rain" when we talk about going outside early. It's been a good week. It's been a hard week. It's been an emotional week. It's even been the most exciting of all! And the saddest, all at the same time!
This blog tonight won't make a lot of sense to you. There's a lot going on, but only so much I can share right now. So I'm sorry for that.
Last week was the best ever and could become one of the most life changing!
I spent the week in Laurens, South Carolina with Shellie (Honken) Carles and her six VERY precious children. I did see her husband, Javier, a few times, but as a small town doctor on call most of the week, he wasn't around much. It all came about because I had planned to visit other friends for the week after I finished the school semester. Then their plans changed and so did mine. I facebooked Shellie and well, it all worked out to the best!
I took the Megabus from Minneapolis to Chicago on Saturday night. Unfortunately, it was a horrible ride. Only because the bus broke down and we ended up in Madison, WI from 3am-8am! Stuck on the side of the road with nowhere to go! I was getting more scared that I would miss my plane! Alas, God knew what was going on and he provided a cab and very little traffic, so that I did make it to the airport on time! PTL! I got to Charlotte about 2pm and was so excited to see Shellie and meet her kids! It seemed like an eternity before they got there, but was only about 20 minutes!
I got into the car and all six kiddos smiled and said hi! It was so great to finally meet them! We drove a while and stopped at the Gaffney outlet mall for a break and to get a bite to eat. The kids got to plan on the playground, so that was a real treat! We finally got to the house and just kinda settled in. By 9:30 pm I was out like a light!
On Tuesday, we loaded up and went to the Columbia Zoo. That was great! It's so fun to see things like that through the eyes of a child. They still have a very real sense of wonder and amazement. It was probably the hottest day of the week, but we survived and later in the afternoon, cooled off with the water hose! That was the only way I left the house and it was WONDERFUL to have such a relaxing week! The rest of the days I played, read with, played, watched princess movies, played, painted, played, made clay bears, played, cuddled, played, and played with all the kids. Shellie and I had some great conversations and it was so great to be able to learn from her and to see the great wife and mom she is!
Shellie Carles is a woman I would be proud to "be like" when I "grow up"! She is an amazing woman and friend!
I really miss the kids and hope that it won't be so long before I get to see them again! Maybe in a few months, for sure in a year, and many other times! I want to be able to watch the kids grow up. They are the most precious people in my life right now!
If you read this, please pray for me. There was one part of the week that could be just a one incident thing, or it could be life changing! Thank you for your prayers!!! | | |
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