"MY HEART When God grants your desires in the strangest ways ..Young, unmarried, summer off: I’m finally the perfect candidate!Emily is relocating to Washington state with the Air Force and I get to be the road trip buddy.Day 3: Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. Snow fixed all the nervous breakdowns ... (This is Emily’s photo... I’ve chosen … Continue reading Desires of the heart: When God sends you on a cross-country road trip with your favorite person— and two kids.
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He doesn’t call the qualified, but qualifies the called.
One thing I’ve always said I would never do is to be a teacher. It is not that I do not like children; I have no idea what to do with them. As a caregiver for older family my whole life had no idea how I would have my own family because I could not … Continue reading He doesn’t call the qualified, but qualifies the called.
Failing forward: I couldn’t fight my way out of a wet paper bag.
"To conquer fear, you have to feel the fear and take action anyway. Forget motivation. Just do it. Act your way into feeling, not wait for positive emotions to carry you forward.""Recognize that you will spend much of your life making mistakes. If you can take action and keep making mistakes, you gain experience." Being … Continue reading Failing forward: I couldn’t fight my way out of a wet paper bag.
“God Blessed the broken road…” I never liked that song until I became a teacher…
As I was driving home, God blessed the broken road by Rascal Flatts came on the radio during the week. The significance of this is to be honest, the song makes me gag. To me, it is so cliche, and I just never liked it. Everyone has it as a wedding song or quotes it, … Continue reading “God Blessed the broken road…” I never liked that song until I became a teacher…
A thankful heart: New job and new me. I changed before my circumstances did, and that is what made all the difference.
As I sat down to start this post last night I realized how much calmer I am now.Is it because I am in a new season?Surely, I should learn to be content no matter where I am, right?I wanted to write about all the changes in my life and how long I waited and prayed … Continue reading A thankful heart: New job and new me. I changed before my circumstances did, and that is what made all the difference.
Beloved Oath of God 