Wednesday, April 1, 2009

One left foot!

I am so glad spring is here! High school baseball is in full swing. Kohly has a couple of games a week. Kessa has started softball practice. I am trying to get everything ready for the rectial in May. I am still waiting on a few costumes to come in. The kids are so anxious to get their costumes. I think I am more anxious than they are. Our theme this year is the '80's. I still have several routines to finish choreographing. This always makes me nervous. I am usually finishing everything up by now!
Last year in February, I broke my collar bone and separated my shoulder when one of my students had a bad takeoff on her back handspring and I tried to save her! Well, I saved her and hurt me. Needless to say, I healed and managed to get the routines finished in time for recital. This year my luck is right on. In February, I hurt my foot tap dancing. My older class does some difficult and crazy steps. I am always doing something so I didn't think too much about it. Well, it has taken a trip to the Dr. 2x and finally a specialist to figure out what I did to my foot. I injured the capsule between the bones. I have it soft casted and wear a pretty walking shoe! I have a couple of weeks left (hopefully) before I should be healed and able to dance again! It is driving me crazy not to be able to dance with the kids, do my walking/running. Do you know how difficult it is trying to explain what you want the kids to do without being able to show them? Well, I know teachers do it all of the time, but it is really hard in my babies class. Whatever you do, they do! If you hobble around, hop only on one foot and not the other, point one foot and not the other....well... they follow! Even when I try to tell them Ms. Shannon has a hurt foot and they can use both of theirs... they just say "you aren't pointing your foot" or "you aren't hopping on that one". It even happened last year when my arm was in a sling! You can imagine the hilarity in that one! Monkey see, monkey do. I just hope my foot heals soon before I create a new dance craze or warp these poor children!
Well, gotta go for now. I am working on finding some good pics to add so everyone can see the family and our life, but I am always on the wrong computer and it doesn't have pics on this one. Soon!

Monday, March 2, 2009

I'm trying....

This song speaks to me so I thought I would share for all. I have had a rough time lately with my mom's death. I have been angry, sad and about every other emotion rolled into one. I definitely have alot of pain and I feel like I have been struck down hard! But, like the lyrics I am not destroyed....though the sorrow last for the night His joy comes in the morning. I am waiting for the morning. Yesterday was the anniversary of my grandmother's death. It has been several years, but still hurts. March 19th will be 7 years since our daughter Kessa had her accident of being run over. I still have a heavy heart about this one. I am blessed that she is still here and that she is a true miracle and there is no lasting effects. I try really hard to look on the bright side, but February and March are hard months for me! Like I said, I am waiting for the morning! I know God provides miracles because I live with one! I know He is good and He loves me. I have to trust Him and lay my burdens down for His joy. Sounds like a fair trade, but sometimes hard to do. I was listening to this song and it hit me why hang onto the pain and other bondage when I can have joy through His strength. Here are the lyrics.....

I'm trading my sorrows. I'm trading my shame. I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. I'm trading my sickness. I'm trading my pain. I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes Yes Lord (x3) Amen I am pressed but not crushed persecuted not abandoned Struck down but not destroyed I am blessed beyond the curse for his promise will endure And his joy's going to be my strength Though the sorrow may last for the night His joy comes with the morning I'm trading my sorrows. I'm trading my Pain. I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. I'm trading my sickness. I'm trading my shame. I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes Yes Lord (x3) Amen (x2) I am pressed but not crushed persecuted not abandoned Struck down but not destroyed I am blessed beyond the curse for his promise will endure And his joy's going to be my strength Though the sorrow may last for the night His joy comes with the morning.


I feel like you. I feel like I can't write or my stuff isn't interesting, but thanks Angie for getting me hooked. I enjoy reading others blogs, even if I don't know them. Julie's is great and very insprirational for me right now. It was nice to meet her at Angie's shop. Thanks Angie for everything...I love you to death! Keep me in your prayers! Until we meet again....