Are You Breathing!?

Sometimes,

in the middle of the night,

I wake up to my husband shaking me,

wondering if I am still breathing...

[So far it has happened twice in the past week]

Matt: "Victoria...Victoria...VICTORIA!"

[Said while shaking me]

Me: "Yes, Matthew?"

[Just waking up]

Matt: "I put my hand on your chest and you weren't breathing!"

Me: "I probably was just breathing softly, pal. I'm sleeping."

I am kind of annoyed when he wakes me up.

But the next morning I thank him for making sure I am still alive. 

Children

A lot of my posts have become stories of what I encounter each day.

For anyone who does not know,

I work with children ages 5 to 11.

I teach them how to read.

I mostly want to record some funny things that I hear children say.

Therefore, some of my posts will be just that. Like today's post.

Friday, August 31, 2012

I was testing a first grade girl. This girl, in fact, is the same girl that said "shit."

She is kind of spacey at times.

I gave her a piece of paper with some letters on it.

I pointed to one and asked her what letter it was.

She was not answering and the test is timed, so I was trying to hurry her up a little bit.

I asked her again if she knew what letter that was.

She responded, "I'm sorry. I was trying to guess, but I was looking at your nail polish."

Oh. goodness.

And then she proceeds to say all the letters in a deep, scruffy, man voice.

bahahahaha.

I have to tell her to use her normal voice.

Another story. . . 

I helped out in another first grade room.

After reading a story to the class, a boy walks up to me.

He then says, "May I hug you?... I am starting to like you."

Really? lol I had no idea this kid didn't like me. :)

Ben Howard. Call Me Maybe.

My wonderful husband introduced me to Ben Howard.

I had the privilege of seeing him at the Record Bar in KC.

He was AMAZING.

Can you find me? (hint: look for my brown purse)

My husband (I like saying that) also introduced me to Ben Howard's version

of Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen.

Shoot.

His voice makes me melt.

And he makes this song sound... well, incredible.

Enjoy.

Alabaster

Goel

"Goel"

Kinsman-redeemer

A kinsman-redeemer's role:

1. To ensure that the hereditary property of the clan never passes out of the clan.

Leviticus 25:25-30

2. To maintain the freedom of the individuals within the clan by buying back those who have sold themselves into slavery because of poverty.

Leviticus 27:47-55

3. To track down and execute murderers of near relatives.

Numbers 35:12,19-27

4. To receive restitution money on behalf of a deceased victim of a crime.

Numbers 5:8

5. To ensure that justice is served in a lawsuit involving a relative.

Job 19:25; Psalm 119:154; Jeremiah 50:34

He has chosen us to be His,

yet so many times we say,

"hold on, God, I am busy right now."

I am guilty of this.

I need to refocus and stay focused on Him.

Christ is our Kinsman-Redeemer.

Delight

"The Lord your God is with you.

He is mighty to save.

He will take great delight in you.

He will quiet you with his love.

He will rejoice over you with singing."

Zephaniah 3:17

He knows my inmost being and He still delights in me.

That is unconditional love.

Funny Story

A story I would like to share with you.

This story is from one of my kindergarten groups.

One of the steps we do in group is creating words with letters.

Let's say there are the letters o, i, sh, t, p, and d at the top of their "soundboard."

I say each sound, they bring down the letter that corresponds with the sound,

and they say the word.

This group includes 3 girls and 2 boys.

One girl is completely naive. She is precious, boisterous, and moody. BAH!

So we are spelling the word "shot."

They bring down all the letters that make the word "shot" and this girl

(the one I mentioned above),

matter-of-factly says:

"If we change the o to an i it would say shit."

I thought I was going to die laughing. 

The two boys next to her start laughing.

The girls have no idea what they are laughing about.

Neither does the girl who just said shit.

So I look at her, doing my best not to laugh or smile and say,

"yes. yes it does. now sweep up the word shot and spell wish."

Oh. man. It was funny.

2012

Hello there.

It's been a while. 

Here is a look of what this semester brings.

A 6 week study of Ruth.

Taking 12 hours of grad classes.

Working 35 hours a week trying to teach children to read.

And marrying my best friend.

It's going to be a good (and busy) semester. Bring it on.