Five Love Languages

I went to Buzz's site and took her test. I already knew the answers, but maybe the rest of you didn't!

The Five Love Languages

My primary love languages are probably
Physical Touch and Quality Time.

Complete set of results

Physical Touch:		9
Quality Time:		9
Words of Affirmation:		5
Acts of Service:		4
Receiving Gifts:		3

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Unhappiness in relationships, according to Dr. Gary Chapman, is often due to the fact that we speak different love languages. Sometimes we don't understand our partner's requirements, or even our own. We all have a "love tank" that needs to be filled in order for us to express love to others, but there are different means by which our tank can be filled, and there are different ways that we can express love to others.

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REJECTED!!!

Read the title of this post like you are a basketball player who just cleanly blocked the other teams only shot at winning the game and you yell to the crowd, "Rejected!" (In other words...I'm not upset!)

I just got my first turn down for a job. I did not get the position at Lansing Christian School. I went into the interview with a positive, prayerful attitude that God would lead me in the right direction. I left the interview knowing I did a good job, but I was not overly excited about the prospect of working there. I knew I could work there if I had to, but it would not be my first choice. Thankfully, a better person for the position came along and they got the job offer! So I'm really glad that I didn't get the position. They were looking for a math/PE teacher. Without knowing that they were looking for that kind of person, I told them in the interview that I would be willing to teach any subject but PE! I'm really glad I didn't know that they were looking for a PE teacher because then I might have tried to make myself want to teach PE just to get a job and that could have put me in a bad position.

So, tomorrow I'm spending at least part of the day getting resumes and cover letters sent out to some area schools. Please keep praying for me that God would lead me in the right direction. I'm so thankful for the guidance He has already provided me with.

thanks guys!

thank you for all of the encouragement! i really needed it this week! i'm so glad this week is over...there's good news though! my teacher was called home at the beginning of third hour and a sub was not brought in so i was there all day by myself. it was wonderful! i just love it when he's gone! here's the better news...i filled out the paperwork so i can get paid for subbing. i got paid $75 today! yay for extra money! i hope it will be happening more often!

oh how these times do try the soul...

i had the longest day in the world yesterday...if you don't want to hear me vent then don't read this post...if you do GREAT! i'd love to share!

1. 5:55 alarm goes off
2. 7:05 off to school
3. 3:30 leave school pick up erika from school and begin work
4. 5:30 leave work run home to make a sandwich for dinner
5. 5:50 arrive at CU for CPR class
6. 6:00-9:00 take BORING cpr/first aid class (a waste of 3 hours if you ask me)
7. 9:05 go to dan's to pick up dvd to show to my class today
8. 9:10 dan is leaving house to pick up his car so i drive him
9. 9:11-9:45 taking dan to and from enterprise where i learn the dvd is not ready for me b/c it wouldn't down load...WONDERFUL!!!
10. 9:30-9:45 on the drive back to dan's i figure out what i'm going to do in the non-video classes today
11. 9:45-10:00 pick up camera and no dvd from dan's
12. 10:00-10:07 drive home
13. 10:08-10:38 looking for a way to download the dvd from the internet without spending a buttload of money
14. 10:39 jamie suggests an alternate movie, i call blockbuster and they have it
15. 10:57 return home to watch movie and make worksheet to go along with it
16. 12:04 go to bed

yes, i'm tired today...and just about every day this week has been or will be like this. YAY! student teaching is so fun!

happy birthday to me!

so today is my 22nd birthday!

i thought a trip down memory lane would be nice for my students. so i took cookies in for all of them. remember in elementary school on your birthday your mom would make cupcakes or something for all your classmates. so i brought in goodies for all of them. my goal was to bring in homemade stuff, but let's be honest...that's way too time consuming.

my roommate, megan, took me out for breakfast this morning. (and she decorated the bathroom for me this morning! what a fun thing to get ready to!) that was really fun. i had to get up early for it, 5:30, but it was well worth it.

i'm going out with dan sometime. not sure when really. might be today and might be tomorrow...we'll see.

so that's the birthday update thus far...

oh, and all my other roommates are celebrating monday night when they get back from florida...oh AND my parents took me out last night for dinner. it was soo fun! i loved it! i love going out for dinner anyways, but how often do i get mom AND dad all to myself! never! it was really fun!

It's almost Friday...

So I made it through the beginning of the week, now just need to finish the week. I was told by my cooperating teacher not to worry about getting prepared for class today because of Keith's death. So I came partially prepared to school today. I would have been totally prepared, but with the car fiasco last night I didn't have any time. Well, Mr. Dykstra tells me that he has to take his daughter on a field trip because his wife isn't doing well so he left halfway through 1st hour! well, teaching unprepared here i come!!! It went fine though. I let the kids all know up front that I was tired, emotionally drained, and that I needed their help and cooperation to get through the day. The kids were wonderful today. I was so thankful for them!

It's my birthday tomorrow! Yay! I'm going to go buy some kind of treat for all my kids...not sure what yet. I'll figure that out later.

Mom, if you're reading this, I'm getting the tires fixed at 3:30 today. I will call you when they are done.

my heart is breaking

Words cannot describe the confusion and hurt I feel right now. I know that what I'm feeling does not even begin to reflect what my aunt, uncle, and cousins are going through right now. Please be praying for all of us. This is a tragic time where Christ's love needs to shine through me and my family. We are all hurting. The next few days are going to be really hard.

First Interview with LCS

I had my first interview for a real-live teaching position today. It went great! The guy who interviewed me was so nice and friendly. I feel like I answered all of his questions well. There weren't any that I didn't know how to answer like the mock interview I went to last night.

At the end of the interview he gave me an application and said if I would like to pursue this job, to fill it out and mail it to him. However, he said I needed to fill that applicaiton out and mail it to him last week. Which at the time I did not see the sense in since I didn't know anything about the job. SO...my application is sitting at his office right now. I'm not sure how he missed it, but i've already filled out the application. I do not know if I want the job, but it looks like a good opportunity. (I've recently heard some negative things about the school, but I do not know whether I should trust the source or not.)

So there's the job search update. As far as student teaching goes, I love it! I had a sub today, because my teacher doesn't like to work on fridays anymore (just kidding! his wife is going through chemo right now and is not doing well). So I had total control of the classroom. My sub was very nice, and she didn't mind that I taught every class. Well, taught is a stretch b/c 3 of the classes had quizzes or tests, but I was in charge the whole time. So yeah...there's my life right now.

i'm so glad it's friday!!!!

not what i expected

so tonight (thursday night) i had a mock interview session at CU. Principals from area schools come and do fake interviews with teacher ed students to prepare them for what it will be like when they do it for real. they look over the resume and give some pointers, ask a few questions, and basically give some advice.

so...lucky me...i get the hardballer. (not sure if that's the right term but read on and you'll see what i mean). the guy that interviewed me was SO blunt. and i mean SO blunt. the first topic of coversation was "how are you going to deal with diversity in your classroom?" because i can see that you have had no diversity experience on your resume (except your current living situation) and you are a little, white girl. you are not going to get respect from the students based on how you look, so what are you going to do. 1st of all-do you not think i 've heard that i'm short and look young all my life???? do you not think i've learned to deal with it???? granted, everything he told me was good information, but holy cow was he harsh!

he did give me some great pointers for classroom management and getting parental support. i did learn a lot. he really didn't like that i went to a majority white school and had all my teaching experience with "smart" kids. (let me tell you that the kids i've tutored have not been "smart", but of course i couldn't think that fast to tell him that)

so i guess he did his job. i was fuming at some points, indignant at others, laughing with him and understanding what he was saying all the way through though. so, it was a humbling experience, but i'm glad i did it. it did help to prepare me for my interview today. well i think i have one today, but i haven't had a confirmation email telling me for sure. so we'll see if i really do have an interview today. (for those of you who don't know friday at 3:00pm i'm interviewing with Lansing Christian School)

so yeah, i do take things too personally, but i have learned a lot this week to just let things roll. (i've had classroom management issues all week.) so just another learning experience!

tata for now!