sends chills up my spine

The Prayer
*Words and music: Carole Bayer Sager

I pray you'll be our eyes

And watch us where we go

And help us to be wise

In times when we don't know

Let this be our prayer

As we go our wayLead us to a place

Guide us with your Grace

To a place where we'll be safe

La luce che to dai (The light that you give us)

I pray we'll find your lightNel cuore resterò (Will stay in our hearts)

And hold it in our hearts

A ricordarchi che (Reminding us)

When stars go out each nightL'eterna stella sei (That in my prayer)

Nella mia preghiera (You are an everlasting star)

Let this be our prayer

Quanta fede c'è (There's so much faith)

When shadows fill our day

Lead us to a place

Guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we'll be safe.

Sognamo un mondo senza più violenza (We dream of world with no more violence)

Un mondo di giustizia e di speranza ( A world of justice and hope)

Ognuno dia la mano al suo vicino (Grasp your neighbors hand)

Simbolo di pace e di fraternità (As a symbol of peace and brotherhood.)

La forza che ci dai (The strength that you give us)

We ask that life be kindE'il desiderio che (Is the wish)

And watch us from aboveOgnuno trovi amore (That everyone may find love)

We hope each soul will find

Intorno e dentro a sé (In and around himself)

Another soul to love

Let this be our prayer

Just like every child

Needs to find a place,

Guide us with your grace

Give us faith so we'll be safeE la fede che (And the faith that)

Hai acceso in noi (You've lit inside us)

Sento che ci salverà (I feel will save us )

So i wanted to take a nap this afternoon...but that didn't happen so i decided to post a few of my projects from my education classes this semester...

*our word wall from integrated. it was a group project and we decided on halloween...i did the ghost, aint he cute!?

*my literacy center for integrated 1...we had to have 3 activities based on a book, one activity is us reading the book on tape/cd...then i did "rhyme time" and "that's the kind of house i live in" oh and i traced and colored the kid on the front too...

*teacher as a....presentation project thing from elementary methods...it's basically our teaching philosophy, simple but i really like it, it's on my wall in my bed room

*for elementary methods we also had to do a sustained silent reading acronym...this is mine, took FOREVER to do, the laminator almost ate it, and all that trouble for the project to only be worth 10 points...BOO! but i LOVE IT!!

*latest project, finished today...it's a "good work" board for elementary methods...we could do any kind of learning board and i found this bee border and knew i wanted to use it for something, LOVE THIS BOARD...

...oh and p.s.--when i was putting some stuff in drew's garage i found my hat...the one from last winter that i thought i had lost, i found it!!! heck yea, especially since i looked at getting a new one and the one i wanted was like 24 bucks...no thank you.

anyways, that was random...back to the rough draft, maybe.

should be...

so i should be working on my sr. thesis rough draft right now, but clearly i am not doing that...shame on me.
anyways i just feel like rambling right now, rambling about my semester and the future...
*today i finally took my blue card to the regirstars office to register for next semester...it's wierd to see only 15 hours on there, i don't think i have done that since freshman year...and it's STUDENT TEACHING!!!! can't you tell i'm just a little excited...
*observed again today in a 6th grade classroom...gosh how i don't want to teach those older kids...and it's not really the kids, i just don't want the higher material, the different setting...just don't want to. and it probably has something to do with my AWFUL teacher...i'm not going to post any details, other than i have never heard so much yelling in a classroom before listening to her...
*wedding planning is going...very slowly, but it's going none-the-less...saturday will be a very very full day, look at the wedding blog for details...
*coffee is my new addiction...i used to hate hot coffee, but now i love it-well, love it with my flavored creamer...
*getting close to being done with my tutoring sessions...then begins the assembly of the case study binder...boo.
*loving living in an apartment...i fell like an adult--well sort of, wish i had time for a job to make my own money...

...i think i need to get back to this rough draft, it's really rough at the moment and probably needs to be a tiny bit more polished before i turn it in tomorrow...

w.w.

...another new favorite...

Tip of My Heart

Bebo Norman

It's on the tip of my heart, the words to say

But I fall apart and I walk away

There's an angry world pressed against my back

And at every turn I keep looking back

And I know you promise me

Love through eternity

So why can't I just hold on

I want to live, I want to love

But I'm afraid my simple faith will never be enough

I want to laugh, I want to be set free

And let you hold all that my soul has deep inside of me

But I don't know where to start It's on the tip of my heart

So would you take my hand, because I'm sinking in

To this life I've made, but don't understand

The clock moves so slowly, but time goes so fast

In this whirlwind world that will never last

This love you're giving me

It's not just make believe

Help me just to hold one

You open the sky, and open my eyes

And all my fears are scattered away

So I walk in grace, because I've seen your face

You are all that matters to me

So I'm gonna live, I'm gonna love

I'm not afraid because your grace will always be enough

I'm gonna laugh, I'm gonna be set free

And let you hold all that my soul has deep inside of me

You have shown me where to start

It's on the tip of my heart

...one of my favorites...

Nickel Creek

When You Come Back Down

You got to leave me now, you got to go alone

You got to chase a dream, one that's all your own

Before it slips away

When you're flyin' high, take my heart along

I'll be the harmony to every lonely song

That you learn to play

When you're soarin' through the air

I'll be your solid ground

Take every chance you dare

I'll still be there

When you come back down

When you come back down

I'll keep lookin' up, awaitin' your return

My greatest fear will be that you will crash and burn

And I won't feel your fire

I'll be the other hand that always holds the line

Connectin' in between your sweet heart and mine

I'm strung out on that wire

And I'll be on the other end,

To hear you when you call

Angel, you were born to fly, and If you get too high

I'll catch you when you fall

I'll catch you when you fall

Your memory's the sunshine every new day brings

I know the sky is calling Angel, let me help you with your wings

When you're soarin' through the air

I'll be your solid ground

Take every chance you dare

I'll still be there

When you come back down

Take every chance you dare,

I'll still be there

When you come back down

When you come back down

college kid recipe

so, i don't have much in the apartment in the food department...so tonight for dinner i litterally threw some random stuff into a pot and ate it...

-left over taco meat
-1/2 bag of uncle ben's 90 second rice packets
-1 can of southwestern cheese soup (with water-yuck)
-2 slices of bread...

pretty good, reminded me of jumbalya, only more soupy...

it's a monday...

there is do doubt about the fact that today is monday...long, drawn out, boring, crammed full of school...and everything in between. over the weekend got my mid-term grades, pretty decent, 4 A's, 2 B's and a NG-that should be an A when i do the work...it's a tutorial hhp course-piece of cake! i spent the evening-after class, finishing up my literacy center board that i have due tomorrow, we had to record ourselves reading the story as well as do a tri fold board with activities and we have to present them in class tomorrow, i'm actually very proud of mine...i'll post pictures later-hopefully.

this week is homecoming and i am actually excited about it. the week started off with lambutpalooza yesterday afternoon and i have to admit my sisters did freakin amazing at it-i have posted a video on facebook...check it out. we had side-walk chalk today and chapel tomorrow...luckly we don't have screens this year--no more wasting tissue paper and time, thank God!!

school is kicking my butt right now...and i am doing everything i can to get an amazing GPA for this semester...if i can pull off A's in all my classes, that would be my goal...so i have to work my butt off for that because i have solid B's in those two classes-Sr. Sem and Math for Teachers...so keep me and my work in your prayers...

but i think i am off to curl up in bed...
good night all.

it's beautiful outside...and i am stuck inside doing homework...
i was supposed to have company this weekend...but couldn't because of homework...
so it all comes down to this statement--
BOO HOMEWORK!

...back from the shore...
...cold...
...not motivated...
...tired...
...excited-got to feed Rex (the snake) while at camp...
...thirsty...
...in need of a shower...
...not wanting to work on this paper...
...sore...
...not able to focus...
...bored...
...sleepy...
...sad about not being at the shore...
...loved...
...supported...

home sweet home, in the rain

going home to play in the trees...




...but hopefully we won't have to do this...

good morning wednesday

my goals...

so i am trying to keep up with this blog-and now the new "wedding blog", i'm a dork i know, so in order to try and help keep my self accountable i am going to work on a goals list...but not just a to-do list, but what i really want to accomplish for the next little while.

1 month goals...
*work on having my time with God
*finish all my observation hours (by Nov 7)
*study for/take Praxis (Nov. 15)
*pick location for wedding
*decide/ask attendants to be in wedding
*complete homework/projects on time
*stop biting my nails (NOW)
*find a job (ASAP)

6 months goals...
*STUDENT TEACH
*pass last 2 Praxis tests(Jan. 10)
*pick colors for wedding
*be confident in my descisions (wilderness vs. teaching)
*start looking for/applying for jobs for next fall
*make a difference
*work on my self-confidence when it comes to being in the classroom
*read the books on my bookshelf
*get healthy/fit (actually use the WII fit)

...there are probably many more, and probably should be many more but for the time being this is all i got...

figured it out!!!
it helps to read the instructions on the website!

no i'm trying to get a new, cute background on here, but i'm having trouble...anyone got any ideas?
i found this website, the cutest blog on the block and found out how to do it but when i finally got it to go on my blog, then all my posts and pictures and what not wouldn't show up...

help.

just want to see if this posts...

thought you might enjoy this...

*note to reader: Drew did this all by himself, he picked the ring, and the matching wedding band out!! The center stone is one from his grandmother's ring and it's amazing!! Ignore my fat fingers...and just look at the ring!!

mo-mo is back...

so, it's been FOREVER since i last posted...and i don't like that. after catching up on some friends' blogs i really wanted to update mine. and as much as i don't watn to make this a wedding blog, it might actually turn into that...

but before that i just want to ramble about some stuff, mainly the future. and in a good way--so last week, in the middle of mid-terms i get an email from Gary asking me to be wilderness director...God, how i wanted to take it, I bawled for hours, was up to almost 4 because i had to study for a test the next evening, i couldn't concentrate on anything and cried some more...you may ask, why were your crying, this is an amazing opportunity and great possiblity for you, but see i was bawling because i knew deep down inside that i couldn't accept the position-for one reason...teaching in the fall. i will be graduating in may, planning a wedding, moving to middle tn, and hopefully getting a teaching job for next year-and the school year would start the first week in august, before camp is even over with...it took hours or bawling, praying, talking, and writing to finally make my decision...and boy was that the hardest email to send to Gary...but thankfully he was understanding and like my mom said, "you were asked-that's HUGE" so...and there are other reasons that make me more confident but those are more personal and between Gary and i so...

i do want to thank certain people who helped me make my decision...you helped a whole bunch...

so, be looking for updates and information about the wedding, my school semester, and so on...

love you all!