Trust was my one word for 2011.  I desperately needed to focus on trusting God at that time in my life.    I know I've grown in my level of trust but there's always room for more.  After all, life is a journey and not a destination.  I've prayed for God's direction in my life. And I believe I've been trusting Him to guide me and lead me. But there are times when I feel like I'm not doing enough.  Instead of huge accomplishments, I feel like I'm giving back only little rocks. Little Rocks Let me explain where these rocks came…

My  new normal.  I read this phrase recently on a blog and liked it (thanks Shari).  That's how I want to look at healthy living.  It's not going on a diet to lose some weight.  It's being healthy.  It's having the energy to do the things that are important to me.  I certainly don't want to waste a lot of time, energy and money on doctor visits or medications. I want to be healthy.  The habits I adopt will become my new normal. I have to laugh when I accompany our Pre-K 3 class to PE.  They have so much energy!  They start out doing…

I celebrated my birthday on Friday.  I have to admit I wasn't looking forward to this one.  After all, I turned 60 years old.  I can hardly believe it!  But I got to celebrate my birthday with many little children and co-workers.  So it turned out to be a fun birthday after all. I was greeted with this poster from the other Pre-K 3 class next to ours.  And then I came into our classroom only to be greeted by many of our students with hugs and shouts of happy birthday. It was so special to receive so many beautiful cards from each of the children.  …