Too busy for what???

This week's lesson is on our standards and how we can help others understand our standards.  I'm having a really hard time trying to figure out what I want to teach my youth about.  Yes, I follow the standards; I don't drink coffee or tea, I don't use crude language, I don't watch or listen to inappropriate entertainment, I dress modestly.  However, my personal scripture study and prayers have drastically decreased...more like halted!

I've always struggled with these two items of my faith, although I do have a wavering testimony of how important they are.  Tonight, I gave my son a bath, read him a story, and sang a lullaby as I laid him down to sleep for the night.  I came back out to the living room to work on my lesson for tomorrow, when I was hit with a personal revelation.  I've been struggling with my new job and I've been extremely busy, but I should NEVER be too busy for my Heavenly Father. 

He is the one who gave me my beautiful family and my job.  Yes, I'm having a hard time, and yes I question my abilities sometimes...but I KNOW He wouldn't have let me get this position or even pass the certification exam if He didn't believe in me.  Now it's my turn to practice a little self-faith. 

I have wanted to become a teacher my entire life.  I've studied to become a Teacher of the Deaf.  I've got three students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, now it's time to put it all to practice!  I know what I've been taught, I've got all the ideas. I am, however, lacking in some confidence. Let's do this!

Classroom update

The original job I interviewed for, the language - centered Pre-K, had become mine! This teacher also moved up to a district level position and I was the only one with Hearing Impaired certification. I had to test to receive my Pre-K - 3 certification, passed, and have been running my own classroom.

I have a total of 9 students, 3 of them are Deaf/Hard of Hearing. When I am sitting at my computer and can type better, I'll post a full update on my little munchkins.

Through the Storm

I had an uncle come down from Illinois last week and we were planning a big family gathering to introduce the newest members of the clan. On our way south, we made it 20 miles before being stranded on the side of the highway.

I had recently replaced tires on my car and they replaced my serpentine belt as well. It split right in half on the highway. We couldn't get s tire truck and had to turn around at a service entrance to go back. One exit away from our house, my car over heated and gave out! It was 8 o' clock at night and we had to wait until the following morning. We took it in and found out the water pump gave out!

Finally, the car was fixed and we tried again labor day weekend.

As we were packing to leave it started storming and we got caught in the worst of it. Just a little south of where we broke down last weekend, we were driving in the middle lane when lighting struck right next to us across the highway. I can testify that it's cute is purple, and the white surrounds the center of a lightning bolt. It surged our car and gave the hubby an adrenaline rush! It was kinda cool, but I'll be content if it never happens again. Luckily, baby slept right through!

After the storm, both literal and financial, we finally made it home to introduce baby to my grandparents!