If you have no time for the Bible in the morning this motto might help: “No Bible, no breakfast.” It’s not time. It’s taste."

- John Piper

"The testimony of Carson was soooooooooo refreshing and encouraging!"

-excerpt from mom’s email: it’s encouraging / so true. that one disciple makes your ministry so worthwhile. encouraged by my parents’ ministry.

plus, i love the new verb. haha. mom: pioneer of the english language

teacher win.

• Miss Barker: How about one chapter for the whole year!
• Students: Yay!
• Miss Barker: No. Veto.
• Students: ...

meet my boss

After i talked with the superintendent asking if I could just email him my schedule, he suggested if mrs. c. said to bring it in paper to do it in paper but i said oh i’ll just explain that i emailed it to him! (since the purpose of bringing it hard copy was for him anyway)

anyway afterwards my fellow teacher who shares my office told me
“If she said hard copy, you better bring a hard copy.”
“But why, I can just explain.”
“No, you better bring a hard copy.”
“Now I don’t want to bring a hard copy!”
“You’re a rebel aren’t you?”
*Instantly feels ashamed*
“Yeah… :-( I’ll go print it”

first day of teaching tomorrow

suddenlygotacaseoftheNERVIES!b/cstomorrowisthefurstdayofschoolandifeeltotallyunprepared…wellnottotally,myheadtellsmei’mnottotallyunpreparedbutmyidontknow,anotherpartofmyheadistellingmeiam..wellnotreallyobviously.

in other words:
I love movies like Coach Carter.

Is it sad that the only times I really want to be a teacher is when I watch inspirational teaching movies? -____-

“ Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

Marianne Williamson (except the lady herself is sorta quack IMHO)

mixed feelings about this quote. part of me really loves it / it’s used to spur the underdogs, but i think humans are so used to thinking we rock / i don’t know if this is good for it!

my roommate kathy

“What are you doing?”
“Listening to music.”
“that’s it?”
“right now”
“wait, so you’re just listening to music?”
“yeah.”
“JUST music?”
“Right now, yes”
“So nothing else?”
“No”
“I mean, when I listen to music, I DO something else.. .like multitask.. and you’re, you’re just listening to music.”
“I really like music. i like to enjoy it”
“Oh yeah.. so like classical?”
“No.”
“then what?”
“Mm.. Elvis Presley and Carrie Underwood”

"for man is a giddy thing, and this is my conclusion"

- Benedick, Much Ado About Nothing