Crazy and Clean

So I promised a message about the last week of school and finalizing things at East Linn. 

Classroom Packed

It is weird to look at the classroom that I have been in for the last two years and see it all piled there in the middle. Really there isn't that much stuff I am just not a really organized stacker like our third grade teacher. (If you ever need anything stacked go to her, professional) Anyway so we finished the year with some fun games, bar-b-qued, and said our good byes. Some of the kids were harder to say goodbye to than others, that's because I had them for two years (love all of them though). I will never forget though what one of the Kindergarten students had told their mom. The student was asked why they were sad, and he explained to his mom that he was sure I was never coming back, because I would get married and stay over there. It makes me realize more than usual that I don't know all that God has planned.Yet I am still excited to see what is in store and see how God uses me in the areas that I am weak so that He gets the glory.

All the elementary teachers clean up well :) 

So that was the end of school then it was time to pack, as I said before I really didn't have much. So much of the stuff had fun memories.

 For those of you had not been in my class, my reading corner had a jelly fish covering it. The jelly fish could go up and down. That was the last thing to come down. Late one of the packing nights I just sat under it and wept. I wept for multiple reasons. One was the fact that I am scared of the unknown and have a hard time waiting and trusting that God is in control. The second is reason was for joy, remembering all the things that God has shown/taught me in these last four years teaching and all of the Gospel centered relationships he allowed me to have. Finally because I am going to miss this family here. I am excited though because I am reminded that no matter where on this earth I am, it is not my final resting place, but that my home is in Heaven.

My Jellyfish (ignore David)

That is just a nutshell of the last week at school.

Today was the crazy(good crazy) day. I woke up this morning to all these missed calls, kind of scary when you wake up to that. But it was all good, one of my community group family just went in to have a baby. They needed somebody to watch their other kids, missed that opportunity (by the way the baby is very cute). Then at church we got to hear the Gospel preached (always enjoy that). Then I went to see the little girl. After that I made my way up the freeway to a timbers game. Along the way I got to listen to pastor JD Greeer (he is solid pastor you all should listen to some of his sermons www.summitrdu.com). He is going through a sermon series on 1 Kings. The thing that stuck with me was when he pointed out the fact that Elijah lived in a time where there were few people following God. Does that remind you of the world we live in now? Greeer went on to point out that God was able to then use Elijah during his weakest moments to further His kingdom. It made me think, what are my weak areas and also what my strengths. I pray that God uses me in both and that I would recognize that in both He did it all.

To finish the drive I went to my last Timber's game for who knows how long and they won 3-0

Timbers win

Now I sit in my classroom for typing at my computer, before that too gets put in a box.

Prayer:

My sister(Jennessa) and I are traveling to Bellingham for a week

Moving out of my basement room next week

Being productive in my last few weeks

knowing what to pack AHHHHHHHHH

Thanks for praying and sorry if this is terrible grammar. I did not proof read this time.

9 years and camping

Let me preface this post by saying this is May's thoughts.
 Last week was the 9 year mark of being out of high school. That is just a little absurd to me so much has happened. But then I also see kids that I use to watch like the final Graham boy about to graduate from high school. (Yikes!) This makes me stop and think what kind of impact have I made within those 9 years. I hope that there has been a lot. Yet I know that there have been many times where I have dropped the ball. All I can do is learn from that and look ahead to what God has in store. I need to continually pray that my life is not my own, but that it is an offering to Christ.

It has also been an interesting time at church. These last 13 weeks our pastor has been talking about marriage. Now for those of you who have not heard, I am still not married:) It has been interesting to think how this applies now during singleness. It would be nice to be able to set all the information aside for the future. But so much it pertained to relationships, and how they should be gospel centered.  I so thankful that God allowed me to still be around for it.

On another note my family got to be together for memorial day weekend.  If you know me at all,  think about me times 6, then add a little more and you have my family. We love God,  we love each other,  and we love having fun. Well we were able to do all those things.  The most excitement happened when a couple of raccoons decided to invade camp and steal a loaf of bread.  After stealing the food they then taunted us from the bushes. Things seemed to settle down, we went back to our games,  when the rascals came at us.  All that I remember from that point is half of us on the picnic table, one with an umbrella opening and closing it, and a few running at the bushes. I leave you to decide which one I was.  Thankful for a family like this.

 

That is all for now.  Soon to come is end of year post. 

Please continue to pray that the relationships I have will be gospel centered. 

Thanks