Okay ya'll...today we had some serious snow flurries. I know for my northern friends you are just laughing at us. That's fine..I take no offense. I know that you cannot even really see the flakes in the pictures below, they are that minuscule...but I promise- they were there! We were a little excited (if you couldn't tell). We teach 5 year olds, remember? Ha! I do want to know why it always seems to snow when we have a teacher workday or over the weekend? It would be so much fun to experience snow with my kindergartners! Making snowmen, having snowball fights and just playing in it would be so fun with them.
We have serious Carolina Panther fever down here right now. Well...everyone except my Cam Newton hating hubby. Don't ask why...he's so ornery. Cam has a menswear line at Belk's department store and we were suit shopping. Josh and I both had our eye on a particularly spiffy suit until he saw the label. Pray for me. I usually don't pay mind to football at all but when your hometown team is in the playoffs and possibly super bowl bound you start to pay attention!
I had Monday off from school so mom and I decided to trek out to the Gaffney outlets to do some shopping. I was in need of some new dinnerware and I had my eye on some at Pottery Barn. I could spend all day in that store. Finally decided on some pretty dishes and even found a new duvet cover to update our guest bedroom for a steal! #decordealsforthewin
It was so nice to have a three day weekend with no real plans and get caught up on sleep. It seems never ending- my pursuit of sleep. (PS...I'm going to iron that duvet. I promise.)
Can I share the sweetness that is teaching Kindergarten age kids? I was teaching them all about Martin Luther King Jr. this past Friday and their little hearts were so tender and sweet. They listen with big eyes when they hear how life was then. I love that 5 year olds don't notice (in general) color or physical differences. When they hear about segregation it actually makes them upset. They instantly understand that it wasn't fair. One of my sweet kids said, "Mrs. Lindstedt, those kids missed out on making some really great friends". It's always reminding me of how we should always view each other with respect and compassion. Isn't that how Christ would want us to view each other too? We can really learn a lot about life from them. Young children observe more about a person's character than outside appearance. I know that if MLK Jr. could see my sweet class he would smile. I thought I'd share some of their sweet journal entries from that day and a really cute experiment for teaching the concept of how we may different on the outside but the same on the inside!
I have a big doctor's appointment coming up and I'd love if you would pray for me. I have so much peace and calmness this go around and I'm so thankful for that. I read something on a blog I follow the other day. It was all about how infertility can make you feel left behind.
Caroline, the author of that blog wrote these words which really resonated with me.
"Left behind. These two words describe exactly how I feel. There are so many emotions I have experienced on our journey to becoming parents. As most of my friends have children, I can't help but feel left behind. My friends have moved on without me. Some of my friends have finished having kids and most all of my friends are in a completely different life stage than I am."
She expressed exactly how I feel most days. It can be depressing. I feel like I'm letting down my husband, my family...myself!
The words of the Chris Tomlin song Good Good Father keep running through my head and heart when I feel lonely or left behind. I have to remember that God, our gracious and loving Father only wants good for me! He will use this experience to bring GOOD to my life. Whether it's the outcome I desire or something altogether different. I'm trying to remain hopeful and thankful for the promise of good things he has planned for me.
Love you! Everything happens at just the right time, God's time. Hugs. amy
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