Maybe I am inspired ...

I think that subbing might not be a good idea for me. No, it's not that I can't handle it or anything. But it is making me think about other possibilities for my future. So today I subbed for an art class and I had a blast! I would have never thought about being a specials teacher before but now, it's a possibility for the future. I have always loved art and making things and being creative. It's one of the reasons I minored in Art History. I wanted to keep art in my life somehow. Maybe this was an eye-opener that I could one day make art with children and teach them about the great artists and inspire them! Maybe.

So I know this is random but I wanted to share the commercial I just saw on TV ... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV6puTS14Ho 

Oh yes ... that was on public television. I feel my IQ dropping.

Anyway ... I have not only been inspired about artistic children but also artistic tables! Yes, tables. Like the ones you eat off of. There are these things called tablescapes. There are many women (and men) out there that transform their every day dining room tables into art and I am going to try my hand at it. Here is my main inspiration ... 

Yesterday I went bargain hunting at some dollar stores and thrift shops. I found 6 plates and 5 teacups all for $5.12! The plates are a milk chocolate brown with snowflakes on them and the teacups are a dark brown. I think I am going to do browns, blues, and whites with a snowflake theme. I am so excited! I could possibly do this entire tablescape for less than $30! 

This, my single friends, is what married life does to you. It changes you. You change when you have a house of your own. BEWARE!!

Good Morning, Monday.

So this could quite possibly be the first post of the day. First implying that there might be more than one!  (I set my blog as my homepage so that I would remember I had one! Boy, am I getting smart!)

Rainy Monday morning and I don't have to work. So many things I want to do on my day off! Read, sleep, clean the house, sit at a coffee shop. So many possibilities. Ever since I started working (again), I have really come to appreciate time off. 

P.S.  I am getting tired of hearing about H1N1. Thank you Mr. President for declaring a state of emergency and further scaring Americans. I greatly appreciate it. 

Anyway. I am really struggling with God's sovereignty and trusting in His grand scheme. I feel like Sam and I have been called to a certain ministry and we are serving, faithfully. But there is something holding us back. Something beyond out control. The only thing we can really do it pray about the situation and the people involved. And trust me, we have been. But the obstacle  hasn't been moved, not even a tiny nudge. At this point, we just don't even know what to do. We feel as though we have offended and been offended. Neither of which is good for advancing the Kingdom. *sigh* You'd think after being on IV leadership for three years, leading in the ministry would be a breeze and I'd be great at communication and collaboration.

For Emily!

What in the world would I do without Emjay! I really, really do want to get better at this blog thing. If not for anyone else, or myself, for Emjay. It's always for Emjay!  :)

Let's see ... I feel like all my blogs are updates on my life. I guess that just means I should update more frequently so that I don't have to do these apologies about forgetting my blog and a lengthy life update.  But for now ... here's my apology and my lengthy life update.

Married life is an adjustment, to say the least. There's is twice the laundry to do, twice the amount of dishes to wash, twice the amount of hormones to control and get used to, twice the mess to pick up, twice the opinion to consider. It's not all fun and games folks. There are days when I realize I don't even kiss my husband until it's time for bed! 

But married life also means twice the laughter, twice the silliness, twice the sweet memories. Someone to watch movies with whenever you want, someone to sleep closest to the bedroom door to make you feel like you're protected, someone to eat dinner with, someone to dance with in the kitchen. Yes, I would recommend married life to anyone. 

I still have no teaching position as of yet so I am subbing to make money and get into the school system. Let me just tell you ... subbing is not glamorous. At all. There are two things I have put on the pro side for substituting. One: I get to see many, many different classrooms and steal many, many ideas! Two: I just get to go home when the kids get on the bus. No meetings, no grading, no lesson plans. 

But on the other hand ... I have to be mean sometimes. Kids are crazy. They will try to take advantage of anyone. I feel like subbing will give me some crazy thick skin for when I get my own classroom. Just keep me away from those dern 6th graders!

Alright. That's enough for one night. Plus, it's quickly approaching my bedtime. I'm such an old lady. Time to eat my "midnight" snack of grilled cheese and watch some 'Parks and Recreation' with the hubs. 

Until next time ...   :)