Now I remember why I didn’t initially want to blog. Cause I’m so bad at writing. Don’t get me wrong, I’m totally good at bs’ing my way through a paper. But when it comes to writing about things going on with me, I can never find the words. And when writing, I can read over what I wrote, and 95% of the time I think it sounds stupid. So it gets erased. Especially knowing that people will read this and know what’s going on with me. It’s so much easier to pretend. And to re-write what I have to say a 100 times until I think someone who reads it will think “wow, what a smart girl.” Or whatever else affirming things people say or think when reading others’ blogs. In case you haven’t guessed, it’s really hard for me to bare my soul, so to speak. But I want to be able to let people know what’s going on in my life. Especially you guys (all 5 of you who read this…haha). So I’m working on it. And maybe my next blog will be more interesting, or more real. Yeah, real. Cause God really is doing amazing things in my life, and I want to share it. Just give me some time.

So today was my first official day with anything for this coming school year. I met with my mentor to get some books and find out more about what I was teaching. It helps me to feel a little bit more prepared, though I still have zero lesson plans. Another thing I have zero of: a classroom! That’s not so exciting. To be a roaming teacher is probably one of the worst things that could happen to you, especially your first year, and especially when you’re as unorganized as I am! But my mentor is awesome, and is trying as hard as she can to get me a room. So pray that happens! And if it doesn’t, pray God helps me get over it, cause it’s really not that huge of a deal in the scheme of things!

Another really great thing about today was meeting the majority of the staff in my department. There a total of 6 new teachers in the math department (including myself) and they are all, except one, under the age of 30!!! Last year while student teaching there it was just me and one other teacher who had been there for 3 years. It just helps to get some younger teachers on the staff to generate new ideas and not feel that teaching has to be the same as it was when our parents were in high school. But that’s not even the best part. Two of the new teachers are definitely Christians! That is so encouraging to know that I will be working with people who I know I’ll eventually get close to, and we have such a big part of our lives in common. It also helps when religion is shunned out of schools, to have someone right there to talk to if need be. So this school year is gonna be amazing and I can’t wait!

Ok. So I have never blogged before, and for a long time was very against it. Guess I just thought it was kind of lame, and why not have real conversations with people instead? Now Mike has convinced me it’s a great way to share your life, and I am actually pretty excited about doing it. I doubt I’ll blog everyday, but we’ll see how it goes.

I just got back from Mexico a few days ago. I had no idea this trip would seriously change my outlook on life. My life, your life, my roommate’s life (who is the best, by the way!). It’s amazing what God can do in such a short time, and how he will bring you to your knees to have you come running back to him. It’s a great feeling to know that God loves us so much, and that his mercy and grace will never cease. Just being around the Mexicans and seeing how they have so little, yet everything they have they will gladly give up was such a blessing, and such an eye-opener. How many times have I decided not to do something for someone because I felt I couldn’t afford to? Whether that is financially, emotionally, physically, whatever. Definitely made me think about some things in my life that need to be changed!