My Thoughts

The idea for this blog drifted into my mind as I was trying to sleep this morning, so I decided to get moving and outline it before my day got too hectic.  As I was listening to my oldest daughter complain about all the things in her life that she felt were wrong, I prayed for the wisdom to provide her insight into how things worked. She hasn't quite figured out that circumstances in life are always of our own choosing.  It is either because we put ourselves into situations that are unmanageable, unbearable; or, we lack the appropriate coping skills and maturity to deal with the circumstances.  This is why we complain. Imagine a box of cold and abandoned kittens on the side of the road.  Now imagine how loud and needy these kittens are.  When a person stumbles upon these kittens, humanity directs us to reach down and comfort the kittens, to make it better for them.  Yes, these kittens are loud and very needy.  It can almost seem impossible to help ...

Tomorrow is Friday...............the end of my first week at the new gig.  It's been a crazy week of  new experiences:  new people, new programs, new students, new content.  I inherited a huge art room full of lots and lots of supplies.  Some of these supplies are abundant; some are scarce.  Figuring out what I need will entail hours of work all by itself. Add to this moving into a new house (yea!) and trying to get unpacked...............I've been extremely busy in the three weeks I've been in Coleman. The town literally closes at 5 p.m. daily.  Aside from a couple of convenience stores or fast food joints, everything in this town is closed by 5.  The serenity has its price. A couple of cute stories......... When I asked for my class rosters on PD, the registrar handed me the sheets and apologized that I had a couple of pretty big classes.  I asked her what was considered big, and she said I had a class of 24 and a class of 18..........