Jesus Year

Monday and Tuesday have been busy and filled with the unexpected!

On Monday, Steffanie and I started a new program in our classroom in self-defense. So much of our day, because of the number of students that we teach is spent policing the rules. Rules that are important, but don't apply to music. Tuck your shirt in, put your ID on, be on time in your seat when the bell rings, take off that jacket, no gum, etc. When we added it up (and I am sure this is an under-estimate) we have spent over 6 hours in the last 17 weeks repeating ourselves instead of teaching music. The system is to hard to explain here, in short it is the ideas from several different good teachers with Steffanie's and my twist on it. Boy, we were not expecting to have such an impact. Monday was hard, but better than we expected. Tuesday, we were met with less resistance and taught more music and had more fun because of it. THE PASSION, Creativity and Dedication that Steff and I have is spreading. We had no intention of getting recognition, praise, or starting a school-wide system, which is what may be taking place after the word spreading in just two short days. We are just two teachers that want to make a difference not only in our content, but in the ethical, moral, and character of the students that we teach. A great start to what I want to be a JESUS YEAR.

Tonight, a new Beth Moore bible study started and the topic is "The Inheritance". The music was great, I saw a college friend that sings in the praise team, which was cool and yet again I was taught and brought to JESUS by this faithful woman. I could write pages about what was said, the jokes, my thought, verses..... I will only say this "The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance" Psalm 16:6

In a previous post I spoken of KSBJ's "One Thing" challenge and my prayer that the Lord would lead me to my one thing. I am feeling a theme or direction, but need to pray and ponder more before I "put it in stone" so to speak on this blog.

I am excited to see what the rest of the week holds. Riding instead of driving is hard for me. If I can let go and tilt my head back and allow God to drive, it will be one wild and crazy ride.