Husker Power

65 and sunny....the perfect forecast for a little college football rivalry. Nebraska vs Mizzou...Let's just say I wasn't chanting "MIZ" or "ZOU"! There is nothing like the defeaning roar of passionate Nebraska fans as a player breaks away in a 60 yard run towards the endzone, or the completion of a great pass or the interception of the ball from the other team. The chanting adds an electric feel to the atmosphere and made my arm hair stand on end. It truly was electrifying!

I've thought about my quick road trip North all day today and can't narrow it down to one specific "Favorite" moment. Being a part of the "sea of red", chanting GO BIG RED & Husker Power, being with great friends, getting away and doing something out of the ordinary, taking it all in, watching a winning team make passes & score touchdowns, winning and being surrounded by Mizzou fans...(PRICELESS) There's just too many good moments to name one as "THE moment".


What a memorable day!

Parent/Teacher Conferences...

Parent/Teacher conferences always make for a crazy busy time of year...12 hour days...lots of grading, a mad rush to complete grade cards and just general insanity. This year was no different. I pulled four 12 hour days in preparation. Which meant I went into my daunting conference schedule exhausted. I'm thankful that today, October 29th is a day of complete rest.

Here are a few highlights from my conferences.

1. I talked to a mom who told me her story and shared how God has healed her in the past 2 weeks. She fell asleep on the couch 2 years ago and woke up an hour later and wasn't able to move from her neck down. Her doctors have been completely baffled. 2 weeks ago she went to her pastors and had them pray over her and she said, "I was healed. I stood up out of my wheelchair and took steps. Tonight, I walked into this school. All praise goes to God." So there we sat, in the middle of room 21 talking about how God heals and works and giving Him praise. *Who says God isn't in the American public schools???*

2. I got to spend 20 minutes praising and building up each student to their parents. What a priveledge and honor.

3. I was able to brainstorm various ways to connect and have those breakthrough moments with another student...

While it was a successful week, I'm glad another year is in the books!

Speed bump...

I think I'll just categorize this week as a "speed bump" kind of week. You know those kinds of weeks: the ones where your slow down to a ridiculous speed and push the gas pedal just enough to keep accelerating forward. Yep, that's my week in a nutshell.

I woke up last Friday morning and had a bit of a sore throat but thought it was due to my walking outside during the week. silly allergies again. THat's certainly not anything new in my world. Saturday dawned and I went shopping and ran errands in the early afternoon. Came home and took a 2 hour nap...My throat by Saturday night HUrt. By Sunday morning I had a high fever and could hardly swallow. I was miserable..or so I thought. I carted myself off to the minute clinic and they did a rapid strep test. The cultured swab sits in this solution for 6 minutes before it's supposed to show anything. My culture showed positive for strep in 2.5 minutes. YIKES! Got my meds and went home. Little did I know that Monday would be even worse than Sunday. Monday I found my throat MORE swollen, irritated...raw really, and covered in WHITE. It was NASTY! I couldn't even swallow my own saliva....Yes, it was THAT bad! You know I'm sick when I only ate 270 calories in an entire day! Today has been much better. I can swallow my own saliva and I don't have any fever...first in 4 days! YAY for PROGRESS!!!!!!!

I'm hoping to be back at work on Thursday...

What's in a uniform???

I'm just a little behind... (I think those words often) and now I've actually verbalized them and it's out there. Yikes! Well, I guess it really should come as no surprise. I'm behind in alot of things....but First things First....

Last Saturday was the Global Orphan Project's "BIG EVENT". The entire evening was a walk down memory lane as I remembered my thoughts and feelings from Haiti and all God showed me there.
What’s In a Uniform?
The answer depends on perspective.

If you’re an orphan on your own, or a child on the brink in a family crushed by poverty, a school uniform represents a lot. Impossibility. Never. Them. Not me. “I belong on the outside looking in.”

If you’re a child given a shot at school, slipping on a uniform to go to school means everything. Possibility. Opportunity. Dignity. “Me?” “Really, me?!!!”

And for all of us involved with The Global Orphan Project: a uniform is a God-provided opportunity to make a little go a long, long way. The little is actually quite big.
(Quote by Joe Knittig)




Truth #1: It's NOT about me...It's so much more!
Truth #2: The orphans need my help!
Truth #3: I CAN & will help!
Truth #4: You can help too!
https://theglobalorphanproject.org/give/