I've Been a Bum

Hello, to all. Sorry I have been such a bum in keeping updated. I can't even say that I have a good exuse. Once I got back to the States and graduated, it's been pretty low-key. I must say that I am enjoying this whole "being an adult" thing.

The first order of business was purging all my stuff. The interesting thing was that a third of it was stuff that I've been storing for my future classroom. What a joy to finally have a classroom to put it all into! Yes, it is official-I will be teaching 5th/6th grade at Pullman Christian School next year. Yeah, I have a job! Not only that, but I get to be a part of a school and ministry that I believe in. No longer are the days of caring filtering my words through standards of "acceptance" that exclude more than include. No more talking in code with co-workers to decipher if they too "do anything special on Sundays." You all know that I am not one to keep quiet about...yeah, anything, but it will be so nice to feel free to-and even encouraged to-share my passion with these youngsters.

So, everyone is wanting to know what are my plans after graduation? At this point, I'm taking it one year at a time. I'm teaching in Pullman right now. I am taking a year to try to get my stuff in a group. Figure out how to do the whole full-time job thing. I don't plan on taking on a lot outside of the classroom and healthy living will now include adequate hours of sleep. That's the plan anyway. So far, so good.=)

So, if you've got a comment to share, please do. I'm actually interested in how many people continue to check this now that I'm back in Washington. God bless you all and stay tuned for more adventures in me teaching and learning a lot along the way.