think about this.

I read this today and it rocked my world; "...in the context of God's strength, our problems are small indeed." -Francis Chan

I forget sometimes that no matter what is going on in my life that God is SO much bigger/stronger than anything I will ever face. Chan also said that, "worry implies that we don't quite trust that God is big enough, powerful enough, or loving enough to take care of what's happening in our lives."

Of course we have to take care of our responsibilites, but what it all boils down to is that we just need to TRUST Him more. Proverbs 3:5-6 So, if you're in a rut look to Him for strength, and if all is going well give Him the credit!

Love the rain!

It was sooooooo hard to get out of bed this morning!!!!

coming to an end!!!

Well, there are about 10 days left of my Physical Education teaching career! I can remember when I first found out that I was going to be removed from PE and placed in the classroom.....I was terrified.

The one thing that I didn't realize until these past few days is how much I am going to miss my old school and the people that I worked with for the past three and a half years. They are the ones that took me in straight from college, and they accepted me as one of their own, treating me just like family.

I will NEVER forget my friends from CEC! They have taught me so much, and everyone of them are just incredible people...even down to the custodians. In the past three years there has never been a time when I was down and someone didn't lift me up here at school, and that's just the kind of people they are.

I'm telling you these ladies are like my sisters and second moms to me...I LOVE them to death....and I don't know what I'm going to without them next year. I've poured my heart and soul into this school ever since I walked through the door on that first day, and I was met with the same love and compassion everyday.

I will miss being a PE teacher, but most of all I will miss my CEC family.

I love you guys!

The Worst kind of pain!

If you're a parent you will know exactly what I mean when I say this. There is nothing that hurts more than seeing you child in pain!

It's the worst kind of pain.......seeing your child in a pathetic state, not their joyful self, and there is really nothing you can do about it. Of course you can take them to the doctor, I know that, but when they are only a year and a half old they can't really verbalize what's hurting them. All they can do is cry that gut wrenching cry and stare at you with tears flowing down their precious little cheeks as if saying HELP ME!

If you haven't guessed by now my daughter, Gray, is sick. She had a fever for most of the day yesterday, and then last night she threw up on me in bed. Throw up used to bother me, but after teaching 4 year olds for four years I got used to seeing it.

I HATE when she's sick!!!!!!

Truck Day!

So, today was truck day at my school and I got the opportunity to dress up like a tiger and walk around making the kids laugh.....it was actually pretty fun. There were the occasional ones that did notice it was me, but I didn't let them know for sure.

It's not every day that you can dress up in a tiger suit and act like a fool in front of all your coworkers...I had a blast that is until the stupid head piece started to give me a headache! After the pain set in I went inside and changed. After changing I ventured back outside to enjoy the day with the kids. The only thing they kept saying was, "Coach, was that you in that tiger costume??".......to which I quickly responded "noooooo, I don't know what you're talking about!"

It was all in all a great day, plus God blessed me with a cool day so I wouldn't fry in that old Tiger suit!

Thanks Han!

Props to my wonderful wife for revamping my blog...I love you babe....you're WAY more than I deserve!

it goes like this

This past Sunday my pa-in-law spoke about, brace yourselves women, submission. I believe that one of the main points that the ladies need to remember is that "being submissive does not mean being inferior to your husband". However, this post is NOT directed towards you ladies.

Dudes always like bringing up the submit card to their wife after hearing a message like the one this past Sunday, but what we dudes need to remember is that if we are not submitting to God and to his authority, it makes it a lot harder for our wives to submit to us!

As the man of the house it is our responsibility to BE the spiritual leader.........If we stay in touch with God, our wives are a lot more likely to stay 'in touch' with us.

I don't expect my wife to submit to my authority unless I am submitting to my Father in heaven....it just works better that way! We are told, "Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her; that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, that He might present to Himself the church in all her glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she should be holy and blameless. So husbands ought to also to love their wives as their own bodies." Ephesians 5:25-28

Dudes, we need to lift up our wives in prayer every chance we get, and love em to death!