What really Matters

On April 10th, the Middles School in Fredericktown (Town I teach in) was burned down. The fire was so intense that everything was destroyed. All text books, student files, teacher resources... Everything. The fire was thought to have reached well over 2000 degrees because of how it fused so much glass together.

In the aftermath, as a community mourned the loss of a building in which so many memories were obtained from (it was our oldest currently used school), I prayed for the loss that so many had endured. For the students.. Their second home now gone. For the teachers... years of supllies and resources that they had collected-burned to nothing and unrecognizable. For the community... a landmark of their personal history.

It was a tragedy but no one was hurt or injured during or whiel fighting th efire an dthat is a reason to rejoice. All of the tools that were so easily counted on were lost- But the knowledge that those students had been taught all year along was not going anywhere. It coul dnot be burned in a fire. The passion that the educators had, still there!!!

I laid in bed last night looking around my bedroom thinking to myself "What would I grab if there was a fire? What could I not live without?" Nothing. As long as I had my family and knowing that God is there, that is all I need. It was a reminder, yet again, that the material things are definately nice but it is not about that. It is about God and everything he has given me. It is about th elove of my family and about the ease in knowing we are safe and healthy.

Did our community suffer? Yes. Is it th eend of the world? No. Will we be bigger an better with God's help that ever before? DEFINATELY!!!

A Beautiful Easter Break

I left school on Thursday, at 11:15am knowing that I had 5 and a half days of celebrating and relaxing.

This was Owen's very first Easter. The sun was to be shinning and his RSV seemed to be clearing up. And so, we started our weekend out right. We hit the park and we played.

Friday evening Owen stayed with his Aunt so that Bill adn I could have Mommy and Daddy alone time. Of course, we had to invite Jamie because she is a contributing force in our marriage and I do not know if we would be so successfully married if it was not for her. LOL

Saturday, Bill, Jamie, Keegan, Owen and I headed to Engler park where I was hopeful that Owen would enjoy his first Egg hunt. Well, they are definately discriminating ther because they said he had to be one. :( We did enjoy watching Keegan though.

Saturda night we went to church. I absolutely love my church. (Shout out to Meadow Heights!!!) I have heard the Easter service message every year for 30 years an dyet this year I heard something different and I walked away with something new. I love learning about God's love and I love celebrating it.

Sunday we got up and eagerly watched as Owen (with much assistance) went through his Easter Basket that the Easter Bunny had left. So sweet watching him and of course, everything had to get taste tested because we are currently in th estage that everything goes in his mouth. We then stayed around the house in the morning and headed to Robin's in the afternoon. It was a quiet but relaxing Easter Sunday. Very nice.

On Tuesday I opened Owen's first savings account. He currently has $102.50 in there. I was so proud and proud that my hubby and I had agreed to hold money out every month to put in. I want to set him up for success and I think we are really taking the steps to try. So he now has the beginnings of a savings account and he also has his college fund that we have taken from my check every month. He is on his way and he is only 5 months!