Here By Grace

Things are good!

After a crazy week, I am happy to report that my weekend was quiet, restful, and beautiful! I didn't do a thing, except for what I wanted to do, so you know I was in heaven! I did these items for May's DT project at Scrap-Tastic!     I'm also looking forward to this week because I finally get to meet many of those fabulous girls over at CreativeXpress! Yep!  I'm heading to the scrapbook capital, Utah this week and I won't be back in St. Louis until May 1! Yes, to say that I'm excited would be a huge lie!!

Well,I don't have anything inspirational to say today except, Take Care and Be Blessed!!

Craziness!

There's been so much craziness going on at work this week! It's just been a mess! I'll just tell you that I teach 5th grade in a really good school, but I think with the weather changing it's just been too much for the kids. All they want to do is go outside, so they're restless.  Anyway, one of my boys (who is supposed to be medicated because he has emotional problems, but his parents don't ever refill it because they say they don't have time), got mad at me and decided he was gonna throw his big reading and social studies books at me! Yea, I said throw!!  He also turned over some desks and chairs! Anyway, I'm not one to take such nonsense from children, so I had to take him down! I didn't hurt him, I just restrained him until help arrived. Very scary indeed! It is such a sad situation and I feel soooo bad for him.  He really does try his best, but he doesn't have any support at home. I work really hard to help him through his day, but he just couldn't handle it this week. Of course he's out of school for a few days, but my other students and parents are understandably afraid of what he'll do when he comes back to school-especially in light of the recent Virginia Tech tragedy. Anyway, I could go on and on about that, but I won't. Needless to say,I've been too exhausted to do any scrapping, and you know that's not a good thing, but the weekend is coming and I can't wait! I did take out a few moments late last night to make this card, and it's a good thing!  I got rid of a ton of stress and made a pretty cute card too! Take care of your children, and Be Blessed!

Embrace Imperfection!

When I was younger, I spent a good part of my life trying change things about myself that I thought others would view as negative. I wanted to be all things to all people- not only meeting their expectations, but exceeding them as well.  I thought I had to do everything right, without any errors or mistakes.  I would do whatever it took for others to see me in that perfect light too.  The only problem was I never was perfect. And to my surprise, the only people who thought I was, didn't matter anyway!  My family and friends knew all along I wasn't perfect, but they loved me anyway.  I realized I had only been fooling myself. At the same time, I was so focused on creating that false perfection, I was missing out on my life.  I was missing out on me.  Learn to be grateful for what you have and who you are. Stop focusing on the things you cannot change. Stop trying to fix everything because everything can't be fixed! Only when I stopped focusing on my imperfections, did I discover the perfection of me-- made exactly the way God intended.  Embrace your imperfections and watch yourself grow!   

Here is a photo of the St. Louis Peas that we took at the CKC-St. Louis Pub Dinner Saturday night. It was great to actually meet these wonderful online scrappy ladies in person! We had a wonderful time.  I want to thank Jen (Racegoddss) for organizing everything and making it great! Take Care and Be Blessed!

Be Happy!

Since I was little, my mom always told me that the only way in life that I would be happy and satisfied with myself would be to figure out what it is I want. She said life really isn't as difficult as people make it and that we often make our own unhappiness. She also said to figure out what it is you want.  Set a goal, and take the necessary steps to reach it without stepping on anybody to get there, because who you meet on the way up is exactly who you'll meet on the way down. Now, she has always said that you may not always reach your goal- and that's alright, but if you stay positive and try your best, you would be that much closer to getting what you want. You'll also learn a little bit about yourself in the process.  Now, I don't know if I made what I'm trying to say clear, but I hope you get the point.  The point is to be productive in your life.  Set goals and work hard to reach them, no matter how small. Stay positive, be kind, be thankful, praise God, and enjoy the journey.  Love and honor yourself and the rest will follow.  Take care and Be Blessed!