Laughter is the Best Medicine!

My class was playing heads-up, seven-up. I have a few kids who like to hide their faces while playing in order to "hide" who they touched. I was trying to get them to stop. . . the following conversation ensued:
Miss. D: A, I can't see your face!
(Another student stands up in my line of sight. A removes his hands from his face.)
A: Of course not! L is in the way!
(L sits down. A has his hands on his face again.)
Miss. D: A, I really can't see your face this time.
(Looking through his fingers)
A: But I can see yours!

I just had to laugh. Oh, the bright moments during rough times! I LOVE MY CLASS!

Twist and Turns

Sometimes life seems to be headed straight. Everything seems perfect and wonderful and you feel like you could keep going in that direction forever. That is how I thought my life was. Everything was going perfectly fine. I was teaching at a great school with a great team, a wonderful principal, good friends, and plans. Then the curve started. I can't really tell you what happened, at least not yet, and what is happening next. All I know is God has a different plan for me, at least for a while. Someday I hope to get to experience this whole life is the way I want when I want it to be that way, again. But now isn't the time.

By the way. . . anyone want a 2009 Toyota Corolla Sport? I'll take care of the recalls.

Austen, Conference and Other Thoughts

I'm Austen crazed. Again. Actually I was just thinking when did it ever stop? Never. I have fallen in love with the new BBC version of Emma. I have watched it everyday since my break started on Thursday. I will admit my watching of movies is doing something else while watching, but I have listened to it over and over again. Watching every minute Knightley is on the scene. I will admit right now. I want a Knightley in my life. My best friend who loves me no matter what, who will tell me when I am being foolish and help me feel better when I am sad. But, that isn't in God's plan for me right now. I just have to keep moving forward. Praying, trying my hardest to submit my will to His, and working on those things He feels is what I need in my life. Then, eventually, Knightley will come into my life and all have a whole new set of problems to deal with. For now I will just have to live through the Austen novels/movies that I have fallen in love with and have read forever.

Now on to Conference. I love this weekend. I love the feeling of peace, that often causes sleep. I love the talks. I love the answers. I love everything about sitting and listening to the prophets speak. How lucky we are! To have the will of the Lord given to us by His mouthpiece every 6 months. I had some questions that needed answering. And answered they were! Through out life's trials I need to remember how much my Heavenly Father loves me. One quote that I ALMOST missed and then my brain went, "WRITE THAT DOWN!" Was the answer. The comfort. The one thing I needed right now. It was, "A little pain now will protect you from greater pain later." -- James. B. Maratino. I thought about all the little pains I am having in my life right now. Feelings of failure in teaching and in being a student. Wondering if my life is going where it needs to go. Then I thought about this quote again and again and I realized that even though I have these little pains. In the long run it is what the Lord wants for me. It is His will, and it will protect me. Does it mean that everything will go exactly as I want it too? Absolutely not. But as long as I allow Heavenly Father to be at the helm in my life then I have nothing to fear.

Last other thoughts. There is a girl's choice dance coming up at the institute. Most of my friends are going and they want me to go too. Little do they now I lost all pleasure in dances 7 years ago. I don't want to take the time to find a date, to dress up. Actually, while it would be nice to go on a date I don't really feel a strong desire to. I took this question with me to conference about wanting to date and if it really is important. Needless to say the answer came in all the talks about family, and how important it is to teach your children. etc. Yeah, so dating is important. But I don't want to. Or maybe it comes to I lack in skills to get a date. But, it also is I just don't have the desire. I've felt this way before and I have gotten counsel on the fact I need to date. I guess the question I am posing for everyone out there is: How can a girl, who feels it is the boys responsibility to ask, get a date? Or even better get the motivation to flirt/date? Let me know what you think. Oh, and I am not going to the dance.