I love to see sweet people get married!

Ah it has been so insanely long since I have blogged, but I do want to let you know a little about my life lately:) Well I mainly just want to tell you about a couple of lovebirds that I know that got married last Saturday! My beautiful college roommate, and I can't even say how sweet it was to see two amazing people get married! I just love weddings in the first place, but when it is two people who desire nothing more than to serve the Lord, it is just exciting and wonderful!! It is exciting because I know that God is going to bless their marriage and use them in ways they never dreamed!! They have set a standard for so many of their friends, and I thank you for this. I pray that my friends will never settle, and that they will strive for a love and a relationship like Steph and Jake have. I pray that my friends will fall in love with the characteristics of Christ that they see in a boy/girl first and foremost, that it is the first thing they see because it is so real and so consuming in their lives. I mean I just can't help but to think that Steph and Jake will have an impact in the lives of other married couples as they see how they are allowing Christ to be at the center of their relationship. And lastly it has shown me personally that it is worth the wait, and if I can't have that then I don't want it at all. Please understand that I am not saying I want a relationship just like they have, but that I want a relationship that is just right and real because it started from the beginning centered around Christ and that it is very evident to people on the outside. Ramblings maybe but thats just me and so yeah...point is don't settle and it is worth the wait because God will bring you together in His time and that is all I want....to be in the center of His will, seeking a love for Him that will maybe one day overflow into a marriage.

Does He still give you butterflies?

This weekend I had the joy and privilege of being a part of some pre-wedding festivities for a dear friend of mine who was also one of my college roommates. I cannot express how excited I am for this couple! They are wonderful and perfect for each other...they even matched at their shower last night, and I can almost guarantee they didn't plan it. Anyways on my way from Baton Rouge to the Ruston, I was listening to the Christian radio station up there and they were playing a song about how God's love affects or should affect us.

He loves me in my brokeness and in my filthiness. Through His grace and mercy and the precious blood of Christ He sees His daughter. The beautiful daughter that He created. He loves me so much that He has covered my sins in the blood of His precious son, my Savior, so that I may just speak His name and come into His presence and sit before Him, the Holy One. I mean do we really understand what that means...to be able to just sit at the feet of God, the mighty, awesome, majestic, sovereign God. All I can think is "Am I living as though this is real and this is truth in my life? Has the fact that I am loved unconditionally by the God of the universe changed me the way it should? Do I long for others to know this love the way that I should?" The answer would have to be no. No because I still worry about what people think of me and trying to win their approval instead of seeking to have my confidence rest in Him and living a life that is focused of winning His approval. No because I put so many things before God and make far too many excuses for my disobedience. No because too many times I have to busy or to worried about my own comfort to share this great love with everyone I possibly can. So it's now up to me and up to you. Will I allow this to be truth in my life? Will I allow God's love to change me like I never have before? Will I be bold and love with absolute reckless abandon for His name?

Lord may Your love impact every aspect of my life and give me opportunities to share Your amazing love with people everyday!

These days...

These days I...

*sleep through my alarm. This has NEVER happened before!! I don't even here a thing! This is quite frightening because I am now afraid of over sleeping and being late.

*snack all night long. I pack healthy snacks for school and come home and blow it. This will change TOMORROW!!

*get tired of hearing the sound of my voice. I have never talked so much before in my life lol.

*am always looking forward to quality friend time!!

*get stuck to the couch. Once I sit down it is so very hard for me to get up and get anything done.

*desperately need a good run! Tomorrow this will happen!!

*try very hard to plan ahead, but I am usually lucky if I just plan 10 minutes ahead:)

*miss my college friends and can't wait to spend a whole weekend with them this weekend. I will let you know of all the wonderful things that happen Monday:)

From the mouth of a child:

Boy student: My question: Who is Abram? His answer: It's when they make paper from trees. My thought: What??? I managed to hide my complete confusion because I am learning that random responses like this are common for this sweet student.

Boy student: Sitting at lunch waiting to see if there will be seconds. Boy says: Miss Davis when are seconds. I am about to eat my plate!! (this boy just cracks me up every time he opens his mouth because he is so serious about everything!)

The life of a new teacher...

My first week of teaching in a nutshell:

- My life is lived on post-its. I am not sure I would ever get anything done with out these wonderful little sticky pieces of paper. They can be found anywhere and everywhere I go...my car, my classroom, my room, my purse, etc. Not to mention I have at least 2 or 3 that say the same thing because I miss place them.

- My world falls down around me every morning. I must reassemble my room due to the lovely humid Louisiana weather because everything falls off of my walls.

- I dream of school supplies.

- I now know what to do in the event of a fire. Thursday...right when I felt that all was starting to somewhat fall into place, we have a fire drill. Of course all that I knew about fire drills completely left my head. We lived though:)

- I am more scatterbrained than ever:) This adds a nice little challenge to the adventure of teaching.

- I have made at least 3 children cry. I didn't console most of them...isn't that terrible!

- I started out eating cafeteria food because it was free and convenient, but Jamie Oliver haunts me with every bite (if you saw Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution where he went into schools to try to get cafeterias to cook healthier foods) I will be packing a nice healthy lunch from now on.

- I get to see 23 sweet faces everyday and here some fabulous stories that if we are lucky actually pertain to the lesson.

- Week 2 I will be laying down the law! Can't wait:) They will be afraid of me, just watch...oh how awful that I want them to be afraid of me, but it must happen. It's more like respect:)

- I really really really do love my job!

And so it begins:)

"And so it begins" I heard this phrase a couple times in just a few minutes today in our teacher's meeting as we wrapped up the first day of school. So here is what I am beginning as school starts:

• I am beginning to accept that being scatterbrained is the only way I know how to be, so post-its have become a big part of my life! I have tried so hard to get it together and be organized, but it just never happens:)
• I am beginning to plan out my driving routes to save gas and miles. I drove all over Denham Springs and Central all week due to my unorganized self!
  
• I am beginning to get excited about teaching. My students and families seem wonderful, and now that I see that they are real and have met them, I am even more ready to serve them in whatever ways God allows me too.
  
• I am beginning to be glued to my laptop writing lesson plans, making schedules, writing notes for parents, searching for ideas, etc.
• I am beginning to see that this will be an exhausting year, but I know it will be worth it. I am sure as things come together more, things will ease up some.
• Lastly, I am continuing to see God's beautiful hand in all of this!

Donations welcome:
*Kids meal toys: Get a kids meal when you eat fast food and send them my way for the class treasure box. (Better portion control anyways:))
*Stool (like a bar stool)
*Podium
*old magazines
Keep watching for more requests:)

Stop and stare

The ocean

The sky

The mountains

A fire

The country side

As I was driving home today, I was completely amazed by these wonderfully large and fluffy clouds. They were so pretty, and I just thought they were great! I couldn't help but think about how I could just stop and stare at the sky and become completely lost in the beauty of my God in all of His creation. And if you think about it, all of the places that I listed above are places that most people can just stop and stare and forget the world around them. Whether it's a night sky full of stars, a cloudy sky, a roaring ocean, a majestic mountain range, a rolling hillside, or a plain that stretches out over the horizon, God's greatness is clearly displayed! Romans 1:20. I love that we are completely captivated by creation that shows off a teeny tiny portion of how BIG our God is. I could literally probably stare at these things and be more amazed as each moment passes. May I always remember how big my God is, and that I am nothing and that He does not need me in the least... but that He chooses me! to love me and to hold me and to bless me and to save me and to give me a hope and purpose!

Isaiah 55:8-9

⁸ "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.

⁹ "As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts."

How silly...

Blogging/venting to a friend/worrying out loud can be a rather healthy but silly thing. It allows me to realize how silly my fears,worries, and frustrations are! And so I ask that you would understand that the previous blog was written after a long day and all was true, but I am not in this mind set all the time and actually not at all anymore. I know that I am right where God has placed me, and I am going to be confident in Him and find peace in know that He will give me all I need to do His work and love His people. This is such a "duh" concept but again, no matter how many times you hear something or how engrained in your heart and mind something might be, applying it in life is completely different and much harder! So please don't be concerned about me if that last blog made you think I was completely losing it:)