Being The Change I want to see in the world.

I am starting a new club at my school called "Be the Change".

The purpose of our club is to affect the school climate by doing Random Acts of Kindness. I hope that the club will plant a seed for the students (and teachers) at my school to make a difference by doing Random Acts of Kindness. Each week our club will issue a challenge to commit a Random Act of Kindness. Teachers will be asked to hand out a C.A..U.G.H.T. (Committing A Uniquely Good Humanitarian Task) card. Students will be informed that they have been "CAUGHT" and their names will be placed on the card. The cards will be collected each week. The following Monday morning we will have a drawing from the cards which have been submitted. Our goal is that the person who was chosen will win a $5 gift card (i.e. gas card or coffee card.)

What is cool is that I sent an email to some of my friends asking them to invest in my dream by sponsoring a card. Within 2 hours I had 7 friends who replied saying they are willing to sponsor a card. Cool isn't I have almost the first marking period covered.

One of the things I want to do is to teach the students in the club to Pay it Forward. In the spring we are hoping to have our club commit Random Acts of Kindness in the community through a service project.


Thank you so much for taking time to read about my dream.

Old Friends...Old Fears...

This weekend was amazing…some friends were in town and spent the day with my girls and I on Saturday. Our girls were best buddies when they were little (15 years ago). They did everything together. My friend and I would be able to just allow the girls to play while we would drink our coffee and watch…Sweet times. The girls have not seen each other in over 8 years. It was amazing to see the girls (now young ladies) just seamlessly be with each other. We had a great time having breakfast and then going to Inner Harbor. It was such a special time. I really am thankful for our dear friends…

In the midst of the joy of the old friends the reality of being a single mom came crashing down. The fears of not being able to provide for my girls came rousing up. The reality of not having the money to get a car for my daughter (this is really not just a want…but a bit of a need because she needs to have her own transportation for school). She has been unsuccessful in finding a job this summer…ugh… This is about trusting God to provide. Everything in my mind knows God can provide. I am just having to trust His timing. Ahhh…does learning to trust get any easier…

Remember...Savor

Today as I was doing my work for my grad classes, tutoring, housework….I realized that the time I have with my beautiful daughters living in my home is quickly fading. They will soon be graduating from high school and going to college. I will soon not have them here all the time. They will have their own lives. I find myself wanting to spend as much time as I can with my girls. I want to make as many memories as I can. There are so many thing I want to do with them. I sometimes get frustrated that I don’t have the means to “do” all the things I want to do with my girls. I realize that TIME is much more valuable than money.

So…with that in mind I planned two camping trips for us. One will be an overnight to Lewes,DE. We love this beach. It is not commercial at all. It is always a place of relaxation…no plans…just be on the beach…cook over the campfire…hike on the trails…read books…

The other trip will be to the Pennsylvania Grand Canyon. We will be camping in rustic sites. The sites can not be reserved here. They are first come first serve. So we will be very “spontaneous” and pray for a site.

Camping gives the girls and I such great memories!

So the lesson that I have learned today…treasure the time I have with my daughters…and with all of the loved ones in my life.

A Whole New World...

This is the beginning of a WHOLE new world for me. I have always loved “techie” stuff…but to have a blog for the entire world to see is another thing. I have decided I wanted to create a place where I could record about my life as a teacher and integrating technology. Then I thought…why not a place where I could just blog about what life is like for me…a single mom, high school algebra teacher, graduate student(working on my principal’s certification leading to my EdD.), Christ follower, friend, daughter…you get the picture.

I am not sure how this will all play out…but it is a whole new world isn’t it?