Waterfall

The chorus to this song pretty much sum's up my weekend... how odd :) - I know the song wasn't written as though speaking about God, but that's the way I like to think of it... Jesus YOU are like a waterfall washing over me, YOU are a mountain top, YOU lift me up and I just want to be where YOU are!!!

Where You Are by Rascal Flatts

You're a waterfall

Washin' over me

I'm a thirsty man

Let me drink you in

I am on my way

You're a mountain top

When I reach for you

Your love lifts me up

All that I want is to be

Where you are

Getting ready to jump with Tina

Jump off!

Swimming to the island

We made it!!

Tina, Liz, Me, Emily swimming in the waterfall

Waterfall washing over us!!

View from the top...

When I reach for you...

At the top of the mountain there were hundreds of butterflies

Beautiful butterfly... beautiful weekend :)

honest, innocent, and quite hilarious

"Dear Jesus, We praise you, and we bless you, and we worship you and all that stuff. In your name I pray, Amen" ~ boyA

“girl S, you are six!! You know EVERYTHING!!” girlL
“Ya, but she doesn’t know that there are pretty flowers in heaven!” boyD

“Miss Hopkinnsss!! girlS asked me if God can go through your fingernail, and I said yes.” boyL
“No, I still don’t think he can” girlS
“STOP IT girlS!! I told you he cannnn!” boyL (in a strained voice)

“In heaven there is a roller coaster with Jesus. Its true, cause it’s in a game my cousin has. It’s called Rainbow Road.” girlL

“Hey I know the best kind of gorillas. The ones that can play soccer, and I know it cause I’ve seen one! You know that, it can play soccer!!!” boyL

“Something smells.” says boyN
“That’s your breath." answers girlL

Crash Bang

So I was walking across my classroom yesterday and totally wiped out and smashed my knees, one on the floor and the other against the door, creating lovely bruises on both, as well as raw skin where I skidded across the floor. I've now realized that I must have hit my ribs on the way down and landed on my hip cause they are both aching something fierce today, along with my back... which hurts a lot randomly anyway. Luckily, no Kindergarteners were hurt in the process... actually, no one even saw it cause they were outside for lunch with my wonderful aid, Tina...

just incase you need a good laugh - just imagine it with me! I am side stepping (or something like that...) my way toward the door when **SHWOOMMMM!** down I go, and suddenly I am sliding into the slightly ajar door (and apparently shelves as well), and CRASH BANG... I'm glad that no one was watching, and that I wasn't wearing a skirt anyway. I was able to laugh, which quickly turned into something much more like whimpering/wicing when I had to stand up. My sideways turning right pinkie toe (I tore the ligament or whatever is in there a few weeks ago) goes quite nicely with these I'd say... especially since that occured by way of sliding across my bathroom floor into the sink after crashing onto my back because of a miniflood in my bathroom... slip'n'slide anyone?!?

pinkie toe VS. bathroom sink = sink 1, me 0

knees, hips, ribs, and back VS. classroom floor, shelves, and door = door/shelves/floor 1, me... still 0

I Am

I AM … excited, tired, hopefull, waiting, disappointed, pleased, frustrated, and so ready for a break from school this Monday!

I WANT… to do well in the Pantomime & get a copy of it on DVD for my family to see

I HAVE ... a heartstring that is being tugged harder and harder by Special Education

I KEEP... hurting my pinkie toes (one can currently turn sideways at the knuckle... eww)

I WISH I COULD … take photography classes, auditing basic ones while getting my masters is the potential plan

I FEAR … losing someone I love while I'm so far away

I HEAR … the air conditioner and kids playing on the playground

I DON’T THINK … I can wait to come home and visit in 64 days!!!!!!!!

I REGRET … not talking and praying with that woman when I had the chance at the homeless shelter this summer

I LOVE … spontaneity, even if it's rare

I AM NOT … sure how I'm going to buy a car, move out, pay for school, eat, and live in general when I come back stateside next year...

I DANCE … every chance I get! I miss Salsa...

I SING … all the time - there is a song for everything, and if not, I'll make one up :)

I NEVER … go to bed early enough

I RARELY … get embarrassed

I CRY WHEN I WATCH … the most random things

I AM NOT ALWAYS … going to be single... I think...

I HATE THAT … I'm missing important things in my siblings lives

I’M CONFUSED ABOUT … nothing - weird!

I NEED … to finish reading the first book for my online class and start the second one

I SHOULD … study for the GRE more since I bought the book...

How!

I am Running Water.

You may know me better by the name Tiger Lily (in the Disney version of Pan).

I am oh so excited... there will be singing, bollywood as well as Native American dancing, and jokes a'plenty to come :)




















Now I should probably go watch Pocahontas...