Finding the Holiday Spirit

So I was thinking... I love the time leading up to Christmas, anxiously awaiting the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior.

At school my kids are getting ready for the Christmas musical, which happens to take place on my birthday this year! To prepare I let the kids listen to the music during work time. There is nothing cuter than walking around and hearing them sing. It has put me in such a fun holiday mood that my crafty side was begging for a project. Check out my two Christmas signs in my Etsy shop.


Merry soon to be Christmas ~Rachel

I'm Thankful

So...the other day I let you in on what my students were thankful for so I thought 

I would share what I'm thankful for. There are so many things that could be on this 

list but here are a few:

1. I am so thankful that my parents gave me the opportunity to attend a great university 

where I got a great education and fostered my love of teaching and where I met some amazing friends.

2. I am thankful for those friends who I lived with and who I was able to share so 

many memories with: wedding, cruises, agd, cooking dinners, night with The Nanny

3. I am thankful that God blessed me with the opportunity to go to Manila this summer 

and meet Angelica, who dreams of a great future of doing hair and knows that even though she does not have a biological father, that her Father in Heaven has a great future for her.

4. I am thankful with a great family on both my mom and my dad's side, I'm even thankful for our beach trips where all 30 of us cram into one house for a week!

5. I'm thankful for my mom and sister who are always up for a fun trip, where the main purpose is for us to spend time together: Chicago, NYC, Las Vegas, Atlanta

6. I am thankful for our freedom and what the brave members of the military do for 

us each day.

7. It may seem funny but I'm thankful for Disney World for helping me be imaginative in my childhood and sharing in so many of my childhood vacation trips! I still would love to be Belle one day!

8. Again I am thankful for PI because I got the chance to meet these 32 amazing students and spend time in their classroom laughing and learning. I am thankful that I have a job in the states that I get to teach a great group of kids and laugh everyday.

9. I'm thankful for a great family who has always been supportive in everything I do, and encouraged me to seek God in every part of life and to lean on His understand and His will. 

Take time today to thank God for all the blessings He has given us today. You may be overwhelmed with His love for us just like I am everyday. What a great blessing we have in the Lord.

Happy Turkey Day!

Rachel 

We're Thankful!

So I was thinking how most of the time when I am having a bad day at school there is always  one of my friends that shows me Christ's love and brings me out of my funk. I have a friend in my room this year that is challenging to say the least. We are making some progress with behavior choices but with the very few breaks we have this year with the new schedule change, this friend's behavior has been taking a nose dive back to frustrating days. Today however, after a tough morning we started writing.

Our topic today: I am Thankful...

Boy, was I proud of the list we made! We got to discuss so many things, even how we are thankful for worms because they help some plants grow haha.
But most of all I was happy to share my PI experience with them some more and we got to discuss why we were thankful for God and Jesus and our families. I love hearing that my kiddos know what Jesus did for them and that they are thankful for it and even thankful that they get to go to church on Sundays!

Here are a few of their papers!

 I am thankful for my cat and dog.                             I am thankful for my family. I am thankful for
I am thankful for God.                                                 my food. I am thankful for my mom and my
I am thankful for Miss Anderson.                              dad and my sister. Her name is ......
I am thankful for Jesus.                                               I am thankful for Miss Anderson.
I am thankful for Freedom.                                        But most of all I am thankful for Jesus.

 I am thankful for my family including my sister.     I am thankful for my compass. I am thankful
I'm also thankful that I have friends too, and          for God. I am thankful for my family because
Jesus because he died for us.                                 they love me. I am thankful for Jesus. I am
                                                                                     thankful for food. I am thankful for life.

I am thankful for church. I am also thankful         I am thankful for the world &God & Jesus

for my family. I am thankful for God. I am            & my family and friends & school & my 

for my fish.                                                                  country the USA & the armed forces & food   

                                                                                     & life. I love life & the galaxy. 

They are a great reminder to count our blessings!

~ Miss A