Finding God?

Why is it when someone decides to follow Jesus/God and lead a moral, Christian life, we say they "found God"???

Was God missing? I know where God is, but that doesn't mean I follow the path He has set out for me... I believe that God exists, but that doesn't mean I make the right choices based on what is written in the Bible...

Well, okay, maybe I shouldn't have said "I". Cuz I try very hard to DO those things, because I KNOW God and KNOW that He exists. 


Just some ramblings. My mind rambles more when I'm tired. I'm exhausted...

Great Friends

There are friends and then there are friends. You know? Some friends come and go, but then there are the ones who, no matter how long it's been or what's happened in life, we can sit down and chat about anything and everything like we see each other every day!

I am blessed with many friends. 245 according to Facebook. But few of them are "that" kind of friend. In fact, many I'd call acquaintances at this point.

One of my resolutions every year, if I called them that, is to be a better friend. I feel like weeks go by and I haven't said, "hey" to enough people that I care about. It's not that I don't care or want to know what's happening, or want to lend an ear, or whatever they need. It's just life goes on, and time flies by and bam, it's been way too long.

But, then, there are the friends who I could go MONTHS without talking to, and yet I know that one, they'd come to my aid as best possible without hesitating, and two, when we DO find time to catch up, it's like time never elapsed, except for all the catching up to do.

All that, to get to my thought provoking question of the moment... which friend is "better" or more important or should we strive for? And, how do friends become one or the other type (though the answer to that for me is most often geography)?

And, even more important question, to me, is... How can I be a better friend, even to the ones I know will love me in the months and years between catching up? Cuz, really, if it weren't for Facebook, I'd be a truly crappy friend to most of the people I consider good friends!!!

books and ladies

My weekends lately have consisted of tv on hulu.com and my foot propped up. Oh and G on my lap. Really, it's all good :) This weekend is a little different.

Yesterday I hosted a book club meeting at my home. The first one so we didn't have a particular book to talk about. So we talked about ALL books. Lots and lots and lots of books!! And some other stuff, but mostly books.

Today I went to a meeting of the ladies group at church. We talked about all the service and mission and fun we're going to do this year. I'm so very excited.

Now I'm recuperating from all that excitement with my foot up. Cat should show up any second.

Yep, LIFE IS GOOD!!!

sunshine needed

i am feeling the effects of grey skies and cold weather big time this year. right now. i only slightly paid attention to NCIS tonight (fatigue blamed on freshmen) but yet the end almost had me in tears!! way overly emotional!! yep, i need to lay in the sun for a couple hours. on a beach, preferably!

maybe we'll have 8th period outside tomorrow...

Listen AND Follow

Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.

-Jeremiah 6:16 (NIV)

How often do we stop, ask God for guidance and then we either don't wait for an answer or when we get the answer we do what we want anyway?! I think we're all guilty of this. Because, let's face it, we want what we want, and sometimes God doesn't agree or gives us a harder path than we anticipated or think we can deal with. There's also a verse (which will be one I memorize this year, obviously since I can't even remember where it is to go look it up!!) about God not giving us what we can't handle. I just learned that this was a verse recently; always thought it was just a cute saying we tell others when they're having a hard time. Of course it's a verse!!! God's amazing that way :)

Anyway, those are my thoughts this morning. Ask God, listen, and obey; it'll be okay, even great. End of lesson.

failure rates

know how to get your failure rates up on a test? only give it to the students who are failing the class... yup. semester exams... a student can be exempt based on absences and grade. so, basically the only ones taking the test are the ones who've been absent a lot or sit in class and sleep, or act up, or simply pay no attention. yup.

can you say curve?!?!

(i had one student come in at the end of the day. he said he'd heard the test was hard. i told him he would've aced it. that's why HE was exempt!!)

I don't complain - much...

That might be a lie. But I really try not to. Until January when it's colder than cold and I tell anyone who'll listen that I HATE IT!!!!! I also HAAAAAAATE SNOW!!!! I live in Texas so I have a few days here and there for a couple months, and not everyday for several months. Now, tell me, why do people who live THERE complain about it??? If you don't like it, MOVE!!! Yes, I know it's not that simple, I'm just sayin'...

ONE MORE TIME, EVERYBODY... IIIIII HHHHHHHAAAAAAATTTTTTTTEEEEEEEE CCCCCCCCOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(I do have reasons, too, btw. I'm not just a wimp.)

Graduation Prep and such

We were asked today to let the admin know if we're going to attend graduation and need regalia. They rent it for us, apparently. I asked the two teachers nearest me (in proximity) and neither of them attend. Now, I do understand that we teach freshmen and 3 years from now, many of them will be gone, or have forgotten us, and vice versa. But, still, isn't it nice for those seniors to see a whole slew of us out there supporting them? Supporting the concept of graduating! Supporting academics!

I am going. And I know for darn sure I am going in 2014. I just became their class sponsor :)

Blogiversary!!

Happy Blogday (almost) to myself :) I've had 63 (well, this is 64) since 1/4/10. Since that first blog, I have... gone vegan, got a job, bought a car, with a whole lotta little stuff in between. So glad I had somewhere to share all the excitement!! Thanks for reading!! My goal for 2011 is to have more than one reader :) As much as I love you L!!!