We Are Blessed

Recently, I am reminded of the fragility of life itself. You open yourself and fill your body with fresh, air. You hold that breath, for just a moment - experiencing the surge of energy it incites. You release what's left from that swift life-sustaining moment... never knowing if you will have the chance to do it just once more. Though this very moment may not be our last, we must cherish it as though it is. We are blessed - we must live as such.

Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime,
Therefore, we are saved by hope.
Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history;
Therefore, we are saved by faith.
Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone.
Therefore, we are saved by love.
No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own;
Therefore, we are saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness.

HaPpY HoLiDaYs!

I have come to the not-so-startling conclusion that I am a terrible blogger. I am not positive there are any set "Rules of Blogging" but I imagine one post a month is probably not kosher?

The holidays are finally upon us. I say 'finally' because, I have been wanting to play holiday music in my classroom for about a month and a half now and am just starting feeling comfortable to do so. As with every year, I find myself being obnoxiously happy at about this time. It's not an adult, grown-up cheerfulness either; but more of a giddy, little kid eagerness? I am excited to watch those really annoying christmas shows on tv (Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, etc.) You know the shows - the ones that star felt-covered puppets that were manipulated by a man after every camera shot, and then each shot being pasted together to produce less than smooth movements. The one in which Rudolph's nose makes a horrifying, screechy noise each time it lights up. I still haven't figured out whether the other characters in the show can hear it, or if it's just us as the audience? Regardless, it's a childhood memory and I almost feel as though I cheated Christmas if I don't tune in when it airs. Have you noticed that people in the malls are generally filled with anything but the holiday spirit? This is not a happy, joyous time of the year in which we give what we can to the people we love. Christmas is the biggest 'mission' of the year! Get to the mall, buy up everything in sight, and do so with the least amount of casualties. If someone happens to get injured in the battle, you cannot afford to turn back and supply any sort of aid. NO. You must carry on - survival of the fittest! Does that fact that you trampled a 65-year-old man in front of the Salvation Army Donation site, directly in front of the Walmart entrance, cheapen the feeling of joy when you give your sister's neice twice removed the Barbie she wanted? Absolutely not. It's Christmas right? It's all in the giving!

So, my dear readers, I leave you with warm and safe wishes. Hoping that each of you enoy the time spent with family and friends and stays safe in your shopping adventures and travels. Merry Christmas!

"The beauty of life is that you don't have be beautifully perfect to live it." - I happen to make clumsy, uncoordinated, and silly look good.

Say Cheese

I've come to realize that my mind is a busy, busy place. There is never a moment in my day that I am not deeply contemplating something. For the most part, that 'something' is totally random. I may spend several moments contemplating whether I enjoy Ben & Jerry's Mint-Chocolate Chip ice cream more than I enjoy their Everything But... ice cream. Or, perhaps I will ponder how excited I am about the snow that is in store for North Dakota this year. I do love me a snow day... waking up and realizing there's no school (teacher), drinking hot chocolate in my pajamas and catching some morning cartoons (don't judge). Anywho... I've created this blog as an outlet. Where I can illustrate the utter chaos that is my mind... giving you a 'mental snapshot,' so to speak.

Prepare yourself... it's going to get WeIrD.