Valuable Lessons

Usually when a person tells me you learn something new everyday I take this at face value or just push it aside. Today I learned a very valuable lesson. You can plan for everything that needs to be done or you want done. You can plan when you intend to do your homework for instance. What you can never plan on is life throwing obstacles your way. I had planned on getting ahead on all my assignments so that I could be a week ahead and have some down time. I planned out a new study plan that would have me doing two weeks worth of assignments in my time off from work. On the final day I realized that I was already a week behind and those two weeks that I had just finished were for the previous and current work. Needless to say I didn't get the down time I was looking for but hey on the bright side I'm not behind anymore.

Fire!!! Fire!!! Fire!!!

Today was a very eventful day. This morning at Angel Station Childcare Center where I am currently employed was a typical morning. I usually begin my work day at five in the morning so when children come they usually go back to sleep. For once every one of them fell asleep. This helped tremendously since I not only had to make breakfast but also begin the stew that was planned for lunch. I finish preparing lunch and just begin on breakfast when suddenly the smoke alarms all start going off. For everyone who doesn't know, business fire alarms sound pretty much like the ones at schools only louder. This has all the kids, except two, awake and freaking out. I'm trying to keep calm while I gather up the two babies who are in the cribs sleeping and get all the others to calm down and orderly exit the building. Seconds after I get everyone outside the phone starts ringing. In previous fire drills I was instructed to answer this call if no one was in danger. I was also told that none of the kids were to reenter the building until after the alarms were shut off. I was the only staff member so it was either answer the phone and bring the kids inside with me or have the firetrucks all come and wait outside with the kids. Since there wasn't any danger I thought it more practical to go answer the phone. I told the operator there wasn't a fire but I cant get the alarms to turn off. I was instructed to enter the password and everything would be back to normal. I had no idea what password to enter but thank goodness my supervisor pulled up. I raced out to her car to see if she knew. Just my luck she didn't and to top it all of the fire department showed up anyway. one of the firemen showed me what to do in order to reset the alarms and silence them. They asked me many questions; did I burn anything? was there any smoke? was there any steam? All of these I answered no to. He then proceeded to inspect all of the detectors and found the one that set the alarms off. Ironically it wasn't the one in the kitchen but the one in the other room farthest from it. Needless to say I didn't start all the chaos it was just an unfortunate malfunction. Although everyone knew this they still teased me. Needless to say they will be making fun of my already not so perfect cooking skills for the next century.

Helpful Friends

Every once in a while you will find someone who makes you happy. I'm not talking about smiling even when life is dreary and dull. I'm talking about real total happiness that only comes with relationships you can share only with few people in life. It is rare to find someone you don't fight with, get jealous of, or lose connection with. I am lucky enough to have three of these friends. Even more rare is having both of them not only ground me emotionally but also faith wise. I was not always a strong follower of Christ. sure I went to church, filled a pew; sang every word of every song; and somewhat read my Bible. To many of my readers I understand that not everyone is into the whole "Religion thing" but to tell you the truth these three friends of mine changed my attitude completely. Now I'm not just sitting through service pretending to be interested or barely staying awake. These three girls are my encouraging supporters who helped me learn God is not just a fictional character people tell stories about. They helped me understand that he is so much more; he is someone who is always there to listen when you feel alone. He will be a comforter when you feel pain he will be a best friend when you need someone by your side; he takes the place of anything you are lacking in this world. I just want to thank Danielle,Kim and Alyssa for helping me keep my eyes and heart focused on him.

Friends

Friends are very special people. Some are there to pick you up when you have fallen, others are there to help you laugh your way through the hard times. I love seeing my friends, I enjoy talking to them face to face. Most always when I see their faces they are waiting with a smile.
Although we get along most of the time, our relationships are not always perfect. I have a friend who likes to make everything we discuss an argument, why he does this I have no idea. Every once in a while we will get to talking about creationism vs evolution. For all who don't know that's basically the Big Bang Theory vs God creating everything as it is printed in the Bible. Anytime I mention the Bible as being the true inspired word of God he gets huffy and begins arguing. I think its because he thinks I'm trying to persuade and convert him. The truth is I would like to "convert"him but not by force. He makes it so hard for me to stay calm and explain things rationally. Anytime he tries to counteract what I say he doesn't come up with any new information but repeats what little facts he has. It is really frustrating and makes me want to force my beliefs on him which I know is not the way to go. Even though he irritates me and believes that I will give up on him, just as hundreds of people have done in the past, I remind him everyday I'm one person who will stay by his side through thick and thin.

KIDS

Many people say they dont ever want to have kids. to many they are just another mouth to feed. what ever happened to the more children the more hands around the house. What ever happened to the more the marrier? I think children would be a great asset to any home. children are there for you no matter how much work there is to be done whether its the chores around the house or going to the office. Although they may be messy at times and clingy oh yeah and needy, they will always be there to cheer you up and give you unconditional love. they are the peace keepers (most of the time) of this world. they see things that we as adults only use to think of. whens the last time you helped someone up when they fell just because thats something you do? whens the last time you looked at a stranger and asked them if they had a good day? This is one experience I cant wait to have. children remind us that life isnt just about work work work but play luagh smile. they can bring us back to earth and help us stay true to ourselves.

Life has flown by so quickly I never really thought about what others thought of me as I was growing up. On day I was attending my church service when one of the older members came to me and said how proud they were that I have finally found myself and have begun to define who I am as an adult. Like this would to most people It made me stop and think to my self. I thought what the heck I had no Idea I was lost. Can someone be found if they aren't lost? I never even noticed a change in myself. I asked a few of my close friends if they noticed a change and all of them agreed they haddent noticed. this bugged me for a while until about a month later my co worker was telling me how her children really look up to me. I didnt know what to say. Again I haddent noticed someone watching me and following the things I did. I became concerned and went back to my Church member and asked her what she meant when she said I found myself. She told me it wasnt really a matter of acctually finding myself but growing up and into my faith and confidence. This made me realize that what people notice most is not what you wear or look like but how you speak and act.

When people say never judge a book by its cover I guess it is for a good reason. The other night my brother brought his girlfriend home. I saw her around when we use to go to the same high school so I saw what she was like at school. I thought she was superficial and stuck up. She was someone I wouldnt even talk to because I thought she was way too out there and a bit over the top for me. The last thing I thought would happen was to have her invited into my home. I guess looking back now I see that maybe I was the one whou was stuck up. I was just jelous, maybe not of her but of any girl who had a chance to wiggle their way into my tightly knit family. I, being the only girl havent ever had to share my space. Im use to being the princess of the house and not having to compete with another for attention. I know it was wrong now, hence I see that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. As the night progressed I began talking to her and found that she was confident and nice. She was really intrested in what I had to say and was really respectful of my space. The moral of this story treat others with respect and get to know them before you start passing judgements, you never know you may find you like this person afterall.

False impressions.

First impressions can be extremely harsh. What I wouldnt give to go back in time, change the past, and ultimatly change the way many people percieved me upon their first impression. I met my brothers new girlfriend yesterday and found myself picking her apart finding as many flaws as I possibly could. As I was doing this I cought myself and asked myself why? Why did I feel the need to find fault in her? was it really that I didnt like her? Then I remembered she wasnt the first of his girlfriends that I have done this too. Why? Was I jelous? Of course. I am the only girl in my family so naturaly it is my territory. For her to come in was frustrating. Once I got to know her I learned that she was slightly intimidated by me. When I asked her about it she said that it was because I had an air of arrogence about me and she felt like she was trying to push herself onto me. After hearing this I found that not only will I have to live with my Untrue and wrongly founded first impression of her but also her false Impression of me. Lesson here.... Give one another a chance before making conclusions about them. they may turn out to be people you might end up friends with in the long run.