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DodiLi63
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Name: Becca
Birthday: 9/25/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: the glory of God, Children :-), education, linguistics, India, Ireland, crocheting, quilting, cooking, running, rock climbing, swimming, camping, hiking, spelunking ;-) reading, teaching, piano, singing, dancing (all to the glory of God, my Lord and my King) :-)
Expertise: I don't know that I'm an expert at anything... recently I found out I am pretty good with a HAMMER and nails and after many tries got pretty decent at using a screw gun. :-) I have also heard I am pretty good at dealing with kids ;-)
Occupation: Education/training
Industry: Nonprofit
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AIM:  DodiLi63
Member Since:
7/2/2004
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| I know this is something that a lot of people go on and on about in their blogs. how crazy their life is.. how stressful, how annoying, how boring etc etc... So I want to make a point not to do that, even though it would be very easy for me and i'm incredibly tempted to. Instead maybe I'll just give a general update and try my best to focus on the good stuff in life  My godparents are having another set of twins (boy/girl) in december, so I've been working on crocheting baby blankets for them. I feel so rotten though cause I haven't called them back since my birthday in september (I hate the phone.) My class has been doing very very well the last few weeks! Especially the last two or three! They all took a grammar test on Friday and all of them got a C or above!!!!!!! I was extatic. NowI just have to get them to turn their homework in so they don't have F's...  I had parent teacher conferences last thursday, and i don't want to talk about those... Other than school, I'm trying to have a life outside it. It's a bit difficult. I've been able to spend time with my younger brother and sister cause they're home so we watch tv together. and andrew is coming home this weekend so that will be awesome (although i probably won't get much sleep this week because of it..) I've hung out with someo f the other teachers at school a couple of times. I really feel I should be connected with them better so that God can have more of an influence in their lives through me. They're really fun to hang out with and really nice, I am just so lazy about being intentional to pursue solid outside friendships with them. But there are a couple that I really feel maybe God could use me with. And I want to see them know God. When I see the stress and the amount of negative feelings that teachers take on during the day. especially where we are working, it's insane!! and i just think, my goodness, why do they worry so so much? (and maybe i'm too cavalier about the whole thing, but i do have my moments i get overwhelmed) anyway I just wish they would know the peace of resting in the confidence of God and knowing that nothing we do will have any bearing on being in His good graces and that He has total control over whether we are in others' good graces (parents and administration etc) plus He is totally good about giving advice when i have no clue what to do in a situation. I just want them to have that too. hm... can't think of much else right now. except just to reiterate that there are good things in my life.  so I rejoice! | | |
| Do you ever have stuff happen that just catches you by surprise and makes you wonder if you're actually doing an ok job or if you just stink at what you do? I have been feeling pretty confident lately of the fact that i'm at least a half-way decent teacher. Today was great, my class had their first test and it was in science. I thought they were ready and they finished quickly and said they felt good about the test. Then when I graded them this evening half of them failed. (!) I mean.. how does that happen unless the teacher sucks? my mom says not to take it personally cause it's the kids first test and they're still warming up from the summer but I really feel badly about it. Going back to work tomorrow after the test today is going to be really hard. Cause I have to admit that I could have done a much better job, but not be so discouraged that I think I'm a horrible teacher. It's a fine line to find the honest truth. Maybe I did get overconfident. Maybe my expectations of what the kids got out of my lessons were too high for them and maybe my expectations for what I had to teach better were too low. Anyway, I'm pretty discouraged. plus i'm kinda lonely. | | |
| So we had our open house today and I got to meet some of the students and parents in my class! They're so cute! and I'm so excited about teaching this year! I still have a lot of setting up to do. I still need to bring in my kids' books and get all my lesson plans made up and first day activities.
by the way, what were some of your favorite first day of school activities in upper elementary school?? | | |
| So, I just emailed a friend of mine in Chennai. We were in this girl's small group we had started right before I left. She's totally sweet and so in love with Jesus. Anyway she is a Hindu convert. About 2 years ago met Christ and has been sneaking to church for that long without her parents knowledge. One of the things she had asked us to pray for in the small group was that she would be able to tell her parents cause she felt very strongly she needed to be open with them about it. So apparently three weeks ago she told them and they are very against it. Now she hasn't been able to go to church or meet with the small group for three weeks. Those of you who have been cut off from the Body of Christ for any period (whether from avoidance of your own choice or some circumstances that kept you from felowship) knows how dire this can be. Please pray for her. Pray that she would continue to feel connected to the body (she said the girls have been good about keeping her in the loop of everything) and that she would not lose hope or strength in the midst of her family. Pray that the chains of Hindu-which reach far and deap into the Indian culture-would fall off and leave her free to worship God and live her life completely for Him. | | |
| I got a job!!!
I haven't signed the contract or anything yet, in fact my assignment today is to get the rest of my application and all these papers in to the district so that they can officially hire me. (I still don't even have my references in..) but it's a 4th grade position at Jenny Dean Elementary School in Manassas City. I'm super excited about it and most of all feel a peace about it. i had such a good interview (on the phone while sitting at niagara falls)
anyway, just thought i'd share! | | |
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