stories of a real life wonder woman

Gosh dang it - I had a really great idea for what to write in my blog at the beginning of church but I forgot to write it down and now as per usual I can't think of what it was. Ok... I am now in what will be my regular hours at work and I really like them. They are closer to other people's normal hours. And it is nice to feel like I am getting off before it gets completely dark out. It's also nice to think about how eventually it will be light out when I leave work. So I will actually get to see the sun. I like that. Also the students seem to be catching on quick to the change so that is nice too. And my health is mostly good. I have been feeling a sick to my stomach now and then but that is to be expected with all of my intestinal issues. Also to be expected with all the sicknesses that is going around this time of year. Sounds like a lot of people are getting hit with stomach bugs. I also have been having some abdominal pain that I am pretty sure is no big deal but...

So a few months back I created a playlist I titled 'Buds.' This playlist is just all the Switchfoot and Relient K albums on my ipod. I gotta tell you so far this playlist has been one of my best ideas. Both bands write songs that are filled with reminders about forgiveness and mercy and grace and hope and love. And sometimes those reminders hit me like a ton of bricks. The other day I was playing this playlist on shuffle as I am prone to do and the songs "The Day that I found God" and "Hello Hurricane" both by Switchfoot played back to back. The truths and reminders to my soul hit me so hard I went back and played both songs again. Now it might start to seem like this all doesn't tie together but hang it there with me. This week was the first week with students back. It was the first of two changes that my hours will make this semester. The second comes Monday. Short explanation we didn't fill the position of the lady that retired and so we hav...

Hi all, Sorry I missed writing last week. On Sunday I didn't feel good and thought I will write tomorrow when I feel better. Then I felt worse on Monday and completely forgot. Then on Tuesday when I still didn't feel good and took off work I thought forget it I will just write next week. Oddly enough it is kind of a big deal for me that I decided that because it is very easy for me to beat myself up about things and to put pressure on myself that no one else would. So telling myself that it was more than ok to miss posting for a week felt kind of like a break through in getting myself to relax a bit. In other news a storm is headed my way. People all around town are talking about it and telling each other to be safe tonight and tomorrow. First I love that where I still still has that small town feel of people taking care of each other. I noticed that last week too when I locked myself out of my house. (If you missed that check back on my facebook page. I chronicled the whol...

So I am gonna start with a little story - Yesterday (Saturday) I was downtown in my hometown and I was getting ready to go into a store when I heard someone screaming in a happy way followed by "ABBBBBBBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"being screamed as well. So I turned around and my Papa Kerr (a family friend/the dad in a family I have been metaphorically adopted into) was running across the street. Hahahaha. Made me smile for multiple reasons - I did not think the screaming was for me so that was nice, it's always nice to see him or anyone else in his family, and he was with a friend but was not afraid to look or sound silly to get my attention and hug me. Gotta say that makes a girl feel special and feel loved. And then when I got back to mom and dad's his son (and my brother) Gar was there and so was Kenny! Pretty great end to my break. So besides that I have been kind of disappointed that so many people are only seeing the negative from the past year but I cannot control an...