the world according to kim......

* my daughter made the fourth grade U.I.L. poetry team. she is one of 10 that tried out. the
team is 4 people. i am so proud of her. she tried out for music memory and number sense
and missed the number sense team just barely, her coach said.

* i am tired of my throat hurting. it is hard to teach when your throat is all scratchy.

* my daughters seem to be adjusting to the news of the move. there are sometimes that they are actually excited about it. it is funny how before you are a mom your prayers are always
about you or your spouse. but when you become a mommy, you spend your days and
nights praying for your children. so you entrust your children to God, knowing that He
loves them more than you ever could. even though that is hard to imagine. knowing that
He can see tomorrow when you can't see past the end of your nose. knowing that He already
has the perfect church, the perfect house, the perfect school, the perfect friends, just waiting
for their arrival. they are after all, your children so nothing less than perfect will do. but He
is such a loving God, He gives no less. and so trembling, yet trying to be strong , in faith, you
step out. step by step, small at first, but then as you feel His presence in every step you take,
your steps become bolder. finally knowing that He is guiding you on this perfect path that He
created just for you and no one else.

* we are still waiting to find out if david leaves Fri. Sat. or Sun. for his new flight school. i am so
excited for him. he is just beaming. i love him so much and it is so fun to watch his face light
up when he speaks about his new job. he is almost hopping around the house. he is renewing
his passport.

* i sit in my classroom, thinking what an honor it has been to teach in the school that i have
taught in for 10 years. i have so many kids that i truly love and will miss, when i leave. i
hope they still carry the piece of my heart that i gave to each of them when i was guardian
of their learning. each room has a piece of my heart, where i shared a part of who i was
with them. i hope that each student that i taught, will remember that there is a teacher
out there that truly loved them and prayed for them. my first students are sophomores now.
i hope they remember my smile and the times of laughter that they shared with me. i hope
they remember the times of struggle that they faced in my room and how they came out with
success shinning down on them. they too, have helped me become the person God created me
to be. i will never forget them.

* i love that old school. i grew up there. i learned how to be a christian and stand up for what
i believed in there. i dated my first boyfriend there. went to my first homecoming dance there.
i was a cheerleader there. lettered in sports, held a boys hand, had my first kiss, learned what it took to be a friend in that little rural town.

* i had dreams of my girls growing up there. experiencing some of the "firsts" there, like
i did.

* but the one i call Master has a better plan. i know that. i trust that. i am excited for that.

* i am ready for christmas. i absolutely love the holidays. i love being with my family and
friends.

ttfn...................