Always smiling...

Recently I find myself always smiling no matter what has happened... today I read this verse and it made me smile.

"Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." Philippians 4: 4,6

God is so amazing.

Tonight Jonathan and I were talking about if he actually read this blog at all... because I was excited that I am learning how to revamp it and everything haha... and can you believe he actually does read it!! How that made me smile, even though he said he just wanted to see what I said about him. He should be assured that it will never be anything bad. ;) I have never been more happy than now. I can't believe we are going on 9 months; I feel like we are an old married couple that couldn't be happier. I think I have found my true love.

Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies, they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease; whether there is knowledge, it will vanish away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part. But when that which is perfect has come, then that which is in part will be done away. When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see in a mirror, dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know just as I also am known. And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.

1 Corinthians 13

On another note.... Does anyone hate New Year's resolutions besides me? I feel as if we only set ourselves up to fail when we make them... or well I set myself up to fail. I am so bad a following through on things that I decide unless it is apart of my usual everyday routine... maybe thats why I haven't loss that 10 pounds... hummm... haha. My Aunt Mollie gives the children's sermon at my church every Sunday and the one today was so special. She read the Serenity Prayer and then told the kids what her New Year's resolution was and I actually think I could handle this one... she said that everyday when she looked in the mirror she was going to ask herself what type of person she was going to be that day sooo I think I am going to try this out, but usually I am pretty happy in the morning and usually pretty happy on the way home. I have come to realize that the more we fuss and argue about things its not going to change. I am always telling my students that they will get more with sugar than vinegar and it is so true.

I think I am rambiling so I will stop....

Now what this blog is really about.. school..... (on to things that made me a little sad this week..) I am really struggling with having to teach EOC classes. My students overall did not do that well and it upsets me so much because I feel like I have poured my heart into them. Oh well I guess I will learn from it and move on... I can't do much now I guess.

Sweet dreams,