.miracles.

(Once again I'm wishing I were more able to express my feelings with beautiful words....)

This week the purpose of the Sunday School lesson was to teach some of the reasons the Savior performed miracles. I was so excited to teach this lesson. One of the questions the manual suggested asking was:

-What is one of the Savior's miracles that you would like to have witnessed? Why?

When I asked the question, the kids in class said it was such a hard choice. There were so many miracles that Christ performed that they couldn't just choose one. I completely agree. As my thoughts have been drawn back to this question throughout this week, I think I have come up with my answer.

I would have loved to witness (from a distance) the Savior calming the storm. I think it is so incredible and powerful beyond words. I also feel that it applies so directly to me. And everyone else. Peace can come. Peace will come. Peace does come.

Mark 4:35-41

35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side.

36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships.

37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full.

38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish?

39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.

40 And he said unto them, Why are ye so fearful? how is it that ye have no faith?

41 And they feared exceeding, and said one to another, What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?

Happy Valentines Day

I have combined valentines day with one of my favorite things and made these super cute heart shaped ladybug sugar cookies! We took some over to the Kofoed's for dinner and Garett ate them all. We watched fringe, and Pres helped me make valentines for my students. They turned out super cute.

p.s. remember how Presley made my blog page all cute and then I decided to not blog anymore? "Yeah I pretty much suck."

ideas? suggestions?

Don't fail me now! haha

Since I'm awesome and my favorite holiday is Groundhog's Day/my birthday, I wanna do something extra wonderful on Wednesday. I want to make sure to celebrate Groundhog's Day in my classroom but I don't really know how to do that. Does anyone have any rockin ideas?

to Stacie

Happy birthday! Some of the things we love about you are

::You love meat. Love it. And you are always so happy about eating it.

::You love 30 Rock. Probably because you star in it as Liz Lemon. Because, let's face it, you are her.

::You freaking rock at Mario. And when we would pick you up to throw you off cliffs, you would just bubble to safety and not even really get mad.

::You are funny. Like the time you blamed Brent for the chuck-a-rama smell incident... (I just asked Brent some funny things you have done, and he said "when she blamed her fart on me" hahaha)

::You like Star Wars. And so does Brent. So of course we love you.

::Even though you sometimes wear ribbons in your hair, you still look lovely with them.

::You love Harry Potter and you hate Twilight. Psh, perfect.

::You tell me what it's like to be one year older so I have a couple of days to prepare. Thanks!

::You love my brother. And that is awesome.

We love you, Stacie! We wish you were closer so we could hang out with you. Miss you! Happy birthday!

the truth about what happened to the dinosaurs

Yesterday's field trip took us to the Museum of Paleontology at BYU. I kept telling the kids we were going to the Dinosaur Museum because let's face it, that sounds a whole lot cooler. Anyways, it was a fun field trip with lots of "oohh"ing and "ahhh"ing from the kids (and me!). Each of the adults had a few kids and the kids were required to stay by their adult partner. One of my partners was JRG. On our walk away from the museum to eat our lunches, he told me what happened to the dinosaurs. "Jesus sent down a meteor and it ran into the earth and killed all of the dinosaurs." Hahaha, you betcha.

having a positive attitude

As I was driving to school today I saw a sign holder. You know who I'm talking about. They get paid (what I'm only assuming is a small amount) to stand outside (in all kinds of temperatures) and hold a sign for a business that is advertising some sort of out-of-this-world something or another.

I was stopped at a red light just watching this kid. He was bundled up in a coat and gloves. He could see his breath because it was so cold outside. And he looked like he was having the greatest time! He was dancing around, throwing up his sign, and trying to do tricks. Tricks! He was spinning the sign; throwing the sign to catch it; throwing the sign, having it spin, and catching it; throwing the sign, spinning around himself, and catching it. Wow! I started clapping in my car because he was making me so happy.

I could be completely wrong about what I'm going to say next, but I'm okay with that. I'm wrong on many occasions. I am imagining that this kid needed some money and took the first job he got. I am imagining that this isn't the most glamorous job or the job that he has dreamed of since he was small. I'm imagining that this kid has a million other things to be doing at the time he is needed to be sign holder. However, I'm imagining that he is happy. That he is finding joy in what he is doing when he is doing it. That his attitude is positive.

This kid made me think of how happy people could be if they only had a positive attitude. If people loved their jobs (or at least looked at it with some positive light).

I might be completely crazy to think that people could be a little more positive. I have the. greatest. job. I love my job. Seriously. Even when kids are throwing chairs or refusing to work. I love my job. And I am lucky to have a job I love so much.

But, let's all love our jobs. Or at least try to love our jobs. Try to find joy in what you are doing when you are doing it. Be like my friend the sign holder. Dance. Do tricks. Have a good time. Try it.

guest post. . .

Hello there this is my very first guest post, I feel very honored. My name is Presley Jane, and I have spent my night making Carolyns blog pretty :]] What do you guys think? haha ok thats enough good bye!