Where am I now?

     I sometime wonder where I am on this journey of "finding Mary". I started this blog hoping I would gain some insight and share my journey with others. In some ways I feel I have awakened a bit. For the first time in years I feel somewhat creative again. I can thank Pinterest and different blogs I have seen to getting me going. My classroom this year is a lot more homey and not just a bunch of posters put up around the room. Not that I have anything against posters, I have enjoyed them in the past but this year I wanted something different. Something a little more personal and a better reflection of who I am.  Whoever that is.
     I now hope that I can be in the classroom the person I am inside. I have discovered some great blogs that have inspired me to be more creative teaching. Hopefully I can take some of the ideas I have seen and implement them in my classroom. I looking forward to teaching this year. I pray that the passion I started with gets reignited this year. One of the best things I need to do for myself and my students is to get my life in order so that I am not at school until 8:00 every night. First I have to figure out a consistent time with God. He is my strength and my all. Without Him I am nothing but with Him there is joy and life and hope. Just getting back to school this pre-service week I have had a tough time getting to fit in time with God. If I want to go down the path God is leading I really need to figure this out. I know it probably means getting up early, which when I go to bed at night does not sound so tough, but my rebellious body gets angry and refuses in the morning. At some point I really need to get my body in check with my spirit, as for me I think the body has ruled me way too long. I think if I could win this battle of the flesh vs the spirit I would be in a much better place. Oh well, I am done for now. But I am going to try to blog again at least once a week as this blog keeps my goals before me. If you are a praying person, pray for strength for me on this journey. I know what I need but knowing and doing is not the same. Here's to you and me on this wonderful journey of life. Hopefully we each draw closer to God and find victory where ever it's needed.