I adore spring break.
I guess the last time that I had an actual spring break was when I was a senior in high school (7 years ago). Since then, I've been on chorus tour, band tour, or working. Being a teacher has a few...
View ArticleCONCERT
I have 5 more rehearsals with all of my music and drama students before our concert/performance. I think I'm going to be ill. Why in the world did I think that my first year of teaching would be a...
View ArticleMovie Musicals
I adore watching old movie musicals! They are such feel good movies that leave you feeling like a song and dance could break out at any moment. :) Some of my favorite movie musicals of all time in no...
View ArticleLooking Forward
At this point in the school year, it is so easy to feel overwhelmed. There are so many classes and events looming over my head and I feel totally swamped. So... I'm going to focus on what I am looking...
View ArticleLord, give me strength.
Tomorrow afternoon is the rehearsal/run through for the 1st-5th grade Spring Concert and then immediately following that is the dress rehearsal for my 7th and 8th grade's musical production. I might...
View ArticleWhew!
The concert and performance are OVER!!! They both went well. I got only positive feedback from the kids and their parents and I was so relieved to have that final bow over and the applause finished. I...
View ArticleCheck
-Spring Concert - CHECK -7th and 8th grade Musical - CHECK -Field Day - CHECK -Meeting with my supervisor - CHECK -Cleaning out my closet - CHECK -Capping Kerri - CHECK -Recital for my piano and voice...
View ArticleWeddings
I have been to 2 weddings in the last 2 days. Two very different couples, two very different ceremonies. Each one touched me in a different way. You see, I have this problem: I can't get through a...
View ArticleCruise to Alaska
Wow. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Alaska, DO IT!!! It was an incredible trip and I wish I could describe in detail what I did and saw. Here are some highlights in my usual list format :) -...
View ArticleFather's Day
When we were little, my dad would make it a point to take each of us out on a "date" every few months. He would show up at the door with a flower, all dressed up, and I would be in my best party dress....
View ArticleWhere did you go, Summer?
Currently I am in the Houston airport waiting for my *new* flight to Denver. I was in Port Arthur, TX all last week to help with a Grand Opening for a new Chick-fil-A. The best part was that I got to...
View ArticleKerri
I can not believe that Kerri is leaving for college in 2 days. I don't quite know how to handle it yet. When I moved back in August, I wanted to be with Kerri for her senior year of high school. We...
View ArticleIs it time for New Years' resolutions yet?
I feel like I am at a time in the year when I'm realizing that I need to do better in several areas of my life. I made some August resolutions that will hopefully help me through the rest of the year...
View ArticleIf you're a boy, you probably don't want to read this entry....
For all of my married friends out there, do you remember what it feels like to be lonely in the relationship department? Do you remember wondering if you will ever meet the right person or wondering...
View ArticleTHIS is Why God Gave Us Christian Families
To those ladies who responded to my last post, the words "thank you" seem so small, yet they are all that I have. I received more encouragement than I ever expected. It came flowing in from here and...
View ArticleLately
I love fall. I think I post this phrase every year, the moment that I need to wear a sweater in the mornings and I smell the brisk air in the evening. :) School is going pretty well so far. I enjoy...
View ArticleWorking on my priorities
We just had an EXCELLENT gospel meeting with Tim Norman last week. One of the lessons that made the biggest impressions on me was one entitled, "The most important thing is to keep the most important...
View ArticleGrateful
There's been a song going through my head with Thanksgiving right around the corner. It's called "Grateful". I wanted to share the lyrics with you! "I've got a roof over my head I've got a warm place...
View ArticleA taste of heaven.
As I sat around the dinner table on Saturday night, looking at my ENTIRE family sitting there together, I had a swell of joy in my heart. Family is the second most important thing in my life. The...
View ArticleOne year ago...
My last update was a little over a year ago. OH WOW, how things have changed. :) In this year I..... - Taught K-8 music, drama and PE - Directed "Willy Wonka Jr." with my 7th and 8th graders - Started...
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