Police

I got pulled over for the first time by the police. I was in Whittier going to see a concert and made a right on a red. Apparently you cannot do that...I got a ticket. :(

I was so nervous that my hands were shaking and he had to show me what the registration looked like...I had no idea. Luckily, my friend Stacey was with me in the car and at the concert I ran into my cop friend Jared who explained what I have to do. I don't like getting pulled over by the police.

Truth

I have a confession...I read Post Secret every Sunday. As I was reading today's entry I was struck by the fact that God can speak through any and all truth. My God is God who is so big that he is not bound to just one book, but can speak through all things because truth comes from God. I often wonder about the people who have never read the Bible, or the ones who do not even have the opportunity afforded to them. I think it is unfair and normally begin to question why God would allow such things. God is bigger than a book. Yes we should read it and study it and look to his word for direction, but there is comfort in knowing that my God is not bound and He still speaks!

Awkward Family Photos

If you are looking for some entertainment...click here http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/
I like to think of this as guilt free fun, since all the people who are pictured submitted their own photos! I have quite a few that I think would be a nice addition to this collection. :)

Friends

This weekend rocked!!! I love my friends! :)

I am so thankful for each and everyone of you. Whenever I feel overwhelmed by life, I think about all of the amazing friends that God has blessed me with. My life may not look like what I would hope right now, but my friendships are more than I could ever ask for. Thank you Jesus for friends! :)

Stuck In The In Between

Do you ever feel like you are in a holding pattern, stuck somewhere in the in between. I feel like I have been stuck here for quite sometime. Waiting on God can be so tiring and to be honest, I am starting to lose my patience. I often wake up hoping that today will be the day that I will become unstuck, that things will finally change. If you read my blog, please pray for me. :)

Conversations with my Kiddos

I have a student whose name is Ian. Ian is 7...this was our conversation...it takes place in a 3 min block of time.

(Side note: When ever my students walk into my classroom I always ask them the same question...What's new. Some tell me all sorts of funny things others are like...I dunno. This is Ian's answer to my question.)

Me: Hi Ian...whats new?
Ian: I am growing my hair out, all my friends have long hair, even my dad does for an old guy
Me: How old is your dad (Pretty much I am trying to figure out what is old, for all I know his dad is 30)
Ian: 53
Me: Your dad and my dad are about the same age
Ian: My aunt became a grandma at 50...that's young to be a grandma
Me: My aunt became a grandma at 26 (She married an old guy with grown kids...they are still married)
Ian: 26 is to young to be married
Me: Ian...I'm glad you think that!
Ian: (With a look of totally seriousness)...Are you dating right now?

And then I burst into laughter

This is a video from our mini recital...Ian playing Star Wars

Good Friday

He was perfect, a completely innocent man
Without one blemish on his soul
He was a King, he was THE King
Yet they did not see

They beat Him
They mocked Him
They spit on Him
They crucified Him

He was perfect, a completely innocent man
He could have stopped it
He could have changed it
And He chose not too

I beat Him
I mocked Him
I spit on Him
I crucified Him

He was perfect, a completely innocent man
He sacrificed his life for me, for you, for us
He took all our iniquities upon him
He died...

So that we might live