Yeah....Can you tell?

I know....I know....Things have been kinda crazy in my life. I am sorry that I have not written in about 20 some odd days (that is for my three readers out there).

Well, I started school last week at Columbia International University. I have to say that I have been very impressed with the staff and the faculty at this fine university. They have totally kept me in the loop on things, and they have totally prayed for me through this change in my career. I mean a couple of weeks ago, I got an email from my new admissions counselor letting me know that she was praying for me as I start this fall, and she also wanted to know if I had any prayer requests. I think that is totally awesome!! We all need someone praying for us, and it is good to have someone from school ask how they can pray for you.

Well, I am going to school full time and I am also working 30 hours a week at a local church. Needless to say, it is a little crazy. Keeping up with work and grad school, but I know that He has called me here for this moment in time, and I am grateful for it! Hopefully, by the end of the week I can share something else with you guys....just pray for me this little "unspoken request." I really apprecaite it!

Anyway, I taught my first lesson last week. Grad school wastes no time putting you into the fire....I LOVE it!!! My first lesson, went really well, I used a PowerPoint presentation that I made, and also included my other two classmates in the lesson. My professor told me that I was a gifted teacher. I just hope I can keep up with everything. My first class is Classroom Assessment, and it only lasts for two weeks, then I move on to another class for 10 weeks, and then on to the final class for the last two weeks of the semester. I will then be completed with Block 1 of the program, and that means I only have three more blocks to go (and only two more blocks before I do my student teaching).

Well, I will try to keep this updated, but if I don't....I am sure you guys won't miss much. Now I am off to do some school work.

True Life

For all the crap that MTV shows, there are a couple of shows that I just love. One is, Made, the other is, True Life. The premise of Made is someone wants to reach a goal, and MTV gives them all the tools they would need to reach this goal. Even with all the tools each person is given, they still always hit a wall…they want to quit, but I have never seen someone totally give up and not complete the task which they have chosen.

The other show is True Life. I was watching this show last night. It has more of a documentary feel. MTV follows people around and it showcases things, and experiences that people go through. Last night’s episode was about people who are deaf. It followed one girl, who was trying out for a dance team, and one guy who was 16. The girl that they followed I think she could hear some things…she did wear a hearing aid. The 16 year old guy could not hear anything.

Both of these people have obstacles, but they want to live a normal life as possible. The young lady did her best trying out for the dance team. She did make it through the first couple of cuts, but in the end she did not make the team. She was very upset, but she did not let that disappointment keep her from going after what she wants, and that was to dance. So, at the end of the show, it said that she tried out for a professional soccer team’s dance team…needless to say she made it!!! She never gave up!!

The guy they followed, had a procedure done, were they put a Cochlear implant in. I am not going to lie…I cried watching this guy. When they turned his implant on, he was amazed….He could hear the sound of his mother’s voice for the first time in his life. When he got outside he could hear cars ride by, the wind blowing the leaves…music…people talking. For the next few days he just went around touching everything to see what kind of sound it would make. It was amazing to see his face light up when he would hear these things.

Seeing these people overcome a huge hurdle made me realize, that I should not take anything for granted…hearing, seeing, walking, talking….these are all gifts!!

After seeing this show, I really would like to learn some sign language, so if God ever places someone in my life with a hearing disability, I would still be able to communicate with them.