So yesterday, after school, I had some students and former students that visited me in my classroom. They noticed I had my phone on my desk so, of course, they had to comment on it:
"Ohhhhh ... you have your phone out!!" on of them said accusingly. Because they aren't supposed to have their phones out, they always like to comment if they see a teacher with one.
To which my response was: "I've been to college. You can have your phone out if you've been to college." Sarcastically, of course.
"Really? Is that the rule?" one of them said innocently. And then it dawned on him. Duh.
"Well, it's kind of an unspoken rule." I told him.
To which another responded, "Unspoken meaning you made it up?"
"Yeah, pretty much" I said.
Ha ha.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
"I would die for You"
As I was singing along to a Mercy Me song, part of the lyrics said "I would die for You". As I sang that I felt very humbled because lately I have been having a hard time letting go of things that I know He doesn't want me to be involved in, that are causing me harm, but I can't seem to unclench my hold of. How in the world do I expect to give my physical LIFE to him if I can't even do that??
And then I had the thought that this line doesn't necessarily mean that I would literally give my life for Him, as in die. It most definitely could mean that I would die for him in a figurative sense, meaning I would let my selfish desires die and give, or let go, my life to Him. Doing that, I think, is just as hard as considering the concept of literally dying for Him. It is a struggle EVERY DAY, but it is a struggle that I will eventually get my reward for when he decides it is time to TAKE my life from me.
Thank goodness I know I don't have to try to measure up before I get to that point.
And then I had the thought that this line doesn't necessarily mean that I would literally give my life for Him, as in die. It most definitely could mean that I would die for him in a figurative sense, meaning I would let my selfish desires die and give, or let go, my life to Him. Doing that, I think, is just as hard as considering the concept of literally dying for Him. It is a struggle EVERY DAY, but it is a struggle that I will eventually get my reward for when he decides it is time to TAKE my life from me.
Thank goodness I know I don't have to try to measure up before I get to that point.
Friday, February 22, 2008
First timer
Well, since I have so many blogs on myspace and they seem to be fairly popular, I figured I would join the crowd and start my own blog page. This is mainly for my own amusement, but if I can amuse someone else in the process, well, that will be fine.
I really don't have much to share for what is going on with me for the moment. It has been a very "up and down" few weeks for me, but I seem to be on an upward slant right now so that is good. I can only thank God for that. Anytime I get in a slump I know that I can cast all my cares on Him and know that He is the reason I am alive and that He is there to comfort me. When I do that, everything else seems trivial.
"For our light and monetary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
I really don't have much to share for what is going on with me for the moment. It has been a very "up and down" few weeks for me, but I seem to be on an upward slant right now so that is good. I can only thank God for that. Anytime I get in a slump I know that I can cast all my cares on Him and know that He is the reason I am alive and that He is there to comfort me. When I do that, everything else seems trivial.
"For our light and monetary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." 2 Corinthians 4:17-18
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