Starting again....

Well, here I am again. Long time. I couldn't even find my blog for a while....I forgot what it was called!! LOL Oh well.

Summer is in full swing...since Monday to be exact. Ha. Full swing? Yeah, I guess so.

This past year has been amazing for sure.

I changed 'occupations' once again. I have since September 2008 been working as an Educational Assistant with special needs children on a casual basis. It's been a wonderful experience for sure. (Like the aforementioned 'amazing for sure'....=)...) I would wait each morning for 'the phone call'. This would come anywhere between 6:15a.m. and 8:00a.m. I would be given the name of the person I'd be replacing, the school and all the particulars needed to fill in for that day. It was pretty neat! A new school every day almost. I could even wear the same outfit every day if I wanted! And, I was getting acquainted with the city! (Okay, I've been here for 3 years, but I don't get out much okay??)

However, it turned out not too be so casual after all. I was asked if I'd be interested in an "until further notice" position. Thinking it was for about 3 weeks more or less, I agreed. I soon realized I would likely be there for the rest of the year. Pro: I didn't have to wait for the 6:30a.m. wake-up call--I could sleep in a little longer. Con: I didn't have the option to be 'unavailable'--so I could go for coffee with the girls (whoever that might be).

This year has been a real blessing for me!! The school was kind of an inner-city school--lots of needy kids there whose 'love buckets' were running pretty low. Also lots of bright and loving kids who made my own 'love bucket' overflow! I could be an unofficial Gramma (this was in MY mind) to about 50 kids, if you combined the two classes I worked in. I really loved it! Even the bad days were good! At least I know that now. The staff at that school were welcoming and encouraging and appreciative of my feeble efforts.

If I felt somewhat unprepared for the tasks as I started there, I was totally unprepared for the sadness I felt when the last day of school came!! My goodness! Of course, they'll get along without me just fine! But, will I get along without them next year?? ......I think I will. And I will be better prepared to do what I can to make a difference where ever I am sent.

It's been a GREAT year. I wish all "my" kids a wonderful summer, where ever they are.....

A New Name

Well it seems I need a new name for my blog. Someone else has a very similarly named blog and every time I try to log in I end up a "A Mother's Musings" as opposed to just "Mother's Musings"....I'll need help with this since I don't know all the hows and hownots concerned with blogging....

Back later.

New Beginnings.....

Well of course! What else for the New Year? There are many things I'd like to start anew...My previously unsuccessful attempt to finsih reading the Bible through in one calendar year, my previously unsuccessful attempt to attain a slim and svelte self, my previously unsuccessful attempt to get my house in an organized state, my previously unsuccessful attempt to organize all those multitudes of photos lurking in the closet.... And so it goes!

Well of course I would love to fi-i-i-i-nally not only attempt, but actually ATTAIN even just ONE of these grand and glorious goals!!

Perhaps this is my problem.... At this point in my life I really don't expect that that will happen. And, perhaps, therein lies the problem. Or have I just gotten not only older, but wiser in realizing my own likelihood. Hmmm. Do I just give up? I'm not sure.

Well, of course not!! God hasn't and will not give up on me!

Lamentations 3:23 says:
"The Lord's lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail.
They are new every morning;
Great is Thy faithfulness!
'The Lord is my portion,' says my soul,
'Therefore I have hope in Him.'
And then in Isaiah 43:18-19 God said way back then:
"Do not call to mind the former things,
Or ponder things of the past.
Behold, I will do something new..." !!

Sounds good to me!!

Here we go! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!