First Week of School is done, all went well!

Glenn Beck ... I, for one, have not forgotten!

Call me "judgemental", but I judge this as "dishonorable."

A Memory- Saying goodbye to Kindred

 

Back to Trinity

Inspiration comes in all forms- technology this day

Yesterday I received the call from our technology guru that I could come by and pick up my new tech tools for the school year. That was the spark I needed to go and start the overwhelming task of preparing my kindegarten room. It is a MAJOR task! Two ipod touch, flip video camera, mimio capture kit for our smart board,new headphones etc. Now if we could only replace our dinosaur computers we might get a little closer to entering the 21st century of technology. Still I am appreciative of what I have for sure! Hoping they will teach me how to use them, my students that is. Ha!

Searching For My Inspiration..School Year 2010-2011

As I prepare to go back to school I look for inspiration. Creativity is just as important as literacy.

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com

Elizabeth Gilbert on nurturing creativity | Video on TED.com

A Baby In The Sink

After 25 years of domesticity I think I have finally figured out what will truly motivate me to keep my sink clean! Every night I ask myself "Is your sink clean enough to bathe a baby in it?" I don't have any babies to bathe anymore but it has helped immensely in making sure that the sink is clear for the next day! Hope this helps any young Mom or Dad reading.

Celebrating Boy # 4 - 8 years old!

Calallen Senior Pipes Gmac back tuck at the end!

Football Season in Texas

It is here! Across the state of Texas Football season officially begins with two-a-day practice in the hot Texas sun. Gmac was up at 5:30 this morning and at the field house by six. I will be out there later this morning, along with a lot of other mothers and fathers, making sure all goes well! I will post some pics later. Go Cats!

Cleaning the OFFICE! Thinking about war and peace

Hey guys you know what the office looks like! I am working on it! Bryden suggested that I just take a torch to it, but I had to remind him that it was connected to the house! Anyway...war is on my mind, and in the news just in case you have not noticed. It is actually "peace" that is mostly what I am thinking of and what I am most interested in. I ran across something this morning which started with a thought yesterday morning and then led to my St. Teresa of Avila post and now brings me to the following post ... Oscar Romero, Archbishop of El Salvador before he was assasinated in the 70's.

The church is calling to sanity,
to understanding,
to love. It does not believe in violent solutions. The church believes in only one violence, that of Christ,
who was nailed to the cross. That is how today’s gospel reading shows him, taking upon himself all the violence
of hatred and misunderstanding,
so that we humans might forgive one another, love one another, feel ourselves brothers and sisters.
NOVEMBER 20, 1977 -Oscar Romero

Still raining perfect rain

When, friends, will we ever begin to emulate this great God of ours? Let's not deceive ourselves into thinking that it is some major accomplishment when we suffer a little persecution. Instead, let's eagerly endure everything that comes to us. Let's love the ones who offend us. Has our great God ever stopped loving us? Not for one second! And we have certainly offended him plenty of times. He has very good reason for wanting us all to forgive anyone who hurts us. - St. Teresa of Avila

Rainy morning thoughts

May it please the Beloved that we never fail to love each other, because if we do we are lost – St Teresa of Avila

Sunset July 18, 2010 Mustang Island