Life lately

The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called "truth." ~Dan RatherThis quote has definitely rang true in my life. I'm not the smartest person, but I know that I wouldn't be where I am today without teachers who cared. I have had the privilege of learning how to care for all students this semester; even the ones who just want to give up. The successes and growth I have seen in my students absolutely amaze me. They are children that thirst for challenges and have a drive for learning new things. Their creativity has no end! It has definitely been a great semester so far...

now with that being said...



I'M ON SPRING BREAK!!! YAY!!!



They say the students get Spring Fever, but I'm pretty sure the teachers do as well :)



I am very happy to say that I get to spend my spring break with some dear friends and my wonderful fiance, down in Auburn! We will be having our first shower and I can't wait! We're also going on some airplane rides and hikes!! (I must admit I will be missing the students' smiling faces and random comments.) Justin was home this past week on his Spring Break. We got to celebrate his Birthday and Easter! It has been great to spend some time with our families, friends, and each other.

Easter is just a few days away. We decorated our Easter egg tree today and my class had their "Spring Celebration", but I just can't end without focusing on the significance of this day. The Lord and King of the Universe created himself in human likeness because that was the ONLY way for us to have the opportunity to spend eternity with our Savior. He gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we did not have to.

Isaiah 53

2 He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.
3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.
5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.