I'm back!

Where in the world have I been???? How does anyone go 7 months and not post???


They are either someone that does't care about blogging. Or someone that is sick. Or someone that is SUPER BUSY!!!! That's the one for me!! What have I been up to? Well, I finished a short-term assignment as a Grant Manager for Wake Tech. My kids finished 3rd, 5th, 7th & 9th grades. They had a nice summer and have started....you guessed it; 4th, 6th, 8th and 10th grade. I returned to just teaching for the 1st time in almost 2 years. I had a wonderful semester back

I could blame these growing kids as the reason for not posting...but in reality, they are the reason I started this blog.
So, I take full responsibility.

A new year is here and I resolve to do some things a new way!!! Hopefully you'll hold me accountable to this. I just read something from another site that has helped me find my "word" for this year ~ The present .... not as in a gift, but this present time, in the moment.

• I am resolving to slow down this year!
• I want to be slow enough to live my purpose
• A life resolved to Christ is one that allows the natural movement of the Spirit to control its pace.

(these are thoughts from a wonderful new site a friend posted on facebook; Internet Cafe Devotions.)

At first I thought my focus was to self-control...and that is definitely a need I have and it will take self-control to live in the moment and not be fretting over where I need to be in an hour or who needs to go where and when.

But I need to keep this ever before me that if I fully live in the moment I'm in I will give value and love and attention to whomever or whatever I'm with or involved in.

I remember as a kid when my mom would read the newspaper and she wouldn't hear me when I talked to her. I hated that. I don't want to be that mom and I am afraid I have become her. Outside of the mom thing....I have a real longing to share with others that there is so much more to this life than the struggles and challenges we deal with or that the joys pale in comparison with eternity with God. When I miss living in the moment and start thinking about my to-do list...I miss this opportunity.

Lord, help me be present in the present...."Don't worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own." Matthew 6:34

HERE'S TO A NEW YEAR AND LIVING IN THE PRESENT!!!!!

Next time I'll share some cute stories from the kids!