It's been awhile!

So yeah...it's been months. I've been busy and not feeling the need to blog at all. I've been so very blessed in so many ways. I have had an answer to prayer - I have a job for the remainder of the school year. It's with the kids I started the year off with - I've been subbing all year. It started off as covering for a friend, but now she's moved on to another school and this school wanted to keep me on. Yeah! :)

I have a wonderful group of friends. Most of them are new to me. But I love them all! I have a great church. Wonderful church!! It's been such a blessing to be a part of this group. I help with the youth group. I love those kids. They teach me something new each week. Their innocence and love for God is so pure and great. It's amazing to see.

My other friend is someone I work with. She is just so amazing. I cannot believe the luck I had in being blessed to have her be placed upon my path. She doesn't judge me. She is one of the most phenomenal person's I know. I love her. She has a great faith in God and she let's everyone know about it. I wish I had that...that ability to just witness. I will. One day! Just knowing this friend has helped me through some tough times. I love it that I can email, call, or just speak with her and she is open to listening and giving me advice or just a hug when needed. She is awesome!

I am grateful for so many things. Although I still have some fears for the future, I am trying to believe that God has me covered. I'm trying to lean upon His understanding for me and believe that He will show where I'm supposed to be. At the moment, He's been telling me to stay put. I think that's pretty ok with me. I just hope that in the fall their will be a full-time job in a school that was able to give me a contract and a salary!

Loving life! Loving friends! Loving God!

Boredom mixed with gratefulness

So I've been posting a lot of negative sad thoughts as of late and I'd thought I'd change it up. My apt is almost empty. It's my last night in it. Crazy. I've cleaned out my kitchen cabinets and I've cleared out my cupboard that had all my cooking stuff ie: pancake mix, flour, salt, pasta, spices, etc. I only have a few more things to do....I'd like to take the vacuum to all the edges of the apt so that when the painting starts tomorrow it won't be too hard. Especially since the vacuum will be taken away tomorrow.

Because of all of this, I am bored. I called my friend this morning to ask if she wanted to stroll around the Kellerskopf (the name of the hill by her apt). It's a beautiful morning out and the birds are chirping. It'd be nice to go and do that. But....I also need to be back and showered by before 12:20 or 12:30 so that I can catch the bus into town. I'm meeting some friends for lunch.

So....I guess I'm just bored for the morning as I will be having a good time this afternoon and I have plans for the afternoon. Gotta love that.

Ok....so maybe I'll be doing a few more things before I either go on a walk or go into town. I just don't wanna do it yet.

Here's a few grateful items for the day that might help put me in a positive mood for the remainder of the day:
1. The sun is out and it actually feels like summer.
2. The birds are singing some lovely songs.
3. I have lunch plans with 2 lovely friends that I won't see for a long, long time!
4. My clothes are drying out in the sunshine.
5. I'm calm and cool and collected - almost happy!
6. I love all my good friends - those new and old! It's great to have friends who care about you.
7. Balcony's are great...I love mine and I'm going to take advantage of it today while I still have a chair to sit on out there.

Ok, so 7 isn't bad for the day. I might think of more later, but....for now I'll leave it at that. Have a great Friday everyone! And a safe, safe, weekend!

Beautiful Weekend

Yep, so I met my goal of finishing up all my report cards this weekend. Boy is that a relief! I cannot believe that I'm done, though. It'll be amazing, if tomorrow, when I read them over, they sound alright. It has been a nice long weekend over here. 4 days away from school! Yippeee!!! I love my students, I really, do, but I'm ready to be done with the school year already!

The weather was amazing! It's been sunny and warm. I just sat out on my balcony for about an hour, reading, listening to music, and just enjoying the warmth of the sun as I closed my eyes for a bit. RE-LAX-ING!

So, now, it's Sunday evening (early yet, still) but evening nonetheless. I'm dreading heading into work tomorrow. Don't wanna go! If I could get away with calling in sick, I probably would. But it's far easier to suffer through the day than come up with sub plans!

Alright, here are a list of things I'm grateful for today (it's much needed after last weekend's plight!):

1. Blue skys and singing birds.
2. Friends who call to check up on you and make sure you're doing alright.
3. A clean kitchen - it took me a few hours to actually complete it today, but it's done and I'm happy about that!
4. The sunshine! Germany sure is pretty when the sun comes out!
5. The discovery of new music. I had been watching some "Ghost Whisperer" episodes and liked a few of the songs, and found out who sang them. The Script will be my new obsession. They're a band out of Ireland. Good sound!
6. Having someone else make dinner for me, and hearing her kids in the background get excited that I was invited over....how blessed do I feel that I'm wanted company!

Ok, so six isn't so bad for today...Oh, and I must welcome Trudy....thanks for being my first follower....how exciting is that!

To all those stateside this weekend, enjoy your Memorial Day tomorrow. Be safe and all!