time out.

if you know me, and how i run my classroom, you will know that i am a supporter of the "time out" method of correcting behavior. it really works. sometimes you just need to sit and rest to re-evaluate a situation. which is totally fine. then, after, with loving arms talk to the child and everything is fine!

well, i was in the car with my friend Jennie, talking about time out and how the kids in my class are so well behaved because they know that if they disobey or behave badly (which is rare) they will have to sit and think about it (for the length of their age...which is 2 minutes). anyways, while talking about that, my mind is racing with things that are heavy on my mind. one in particular happens this summer.

as most of you know, this summer i am going to teach english to jr high and high school students in asia. i am so so excited about it! anyways, i have been stressing out and worried about finances. since this year has been, economically speaking, ridiculous i have just worried whether it would come in or not. well, as i was thinking of ways to save more and spend less...i get home and check my account with the organization. i look and to my amazement, there were two new donations listed! the surprise is not the donations themselves, but the amount. i seriously looked and was speechless. i think a tear or two rolled down my face.

shame on me for ever doubting the power of God. seriously. God put me in time out. and i am so glad He did!


 ²⁰When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" they asked.
 ²¹Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. ²²If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." -Matthew 21:20-22

blessings.

woah. when business takes over...blog is the first thing to be left by the wayside. i am being serious when i say that 20 minutes ago, i meant to start writing this blog...now here it is 20 minutes later...and i am just on the 2nd sentence.

i have come to learn, that God has blessed me with innumerable things in my life. i mean, seriously, we could all complain about the economy being ridiculous or how tired we are or how life isn't fair...but how many times do those things seem so insignificant compared to all the blessings we have in life.

i think i take a lot of things for granted in life. today i was in my classroom telling two kids to share a toy, while i was changing a diaper, and i realized that there is more to life. those kids have become my life. i know that sounds funny, weird even, but i spend most of my days thinking of ways to teach them. today i found great satisfaction and joy in the fact that they could name a handful of fruits, colors, and recognize their name (granted they are 2...and thats a little advanced). a little girl in my class said to me today "i love God! and Jesus too!" seriously, could there be anything more rewarding?? i don't think so....not in a million years.

so, anyways, God blessed me with these kids and their parents, and the gift of teaching. i am so so so blessed to have the job i do and while i am in this place, at this moment, i will make the most of it. no matter what i'm waiting on, i need to remember to be aware of the blessings in life.

i may not be rich, or gorgeous, or famous, but i am rich in the blessings God has poured out. hmm...wow.