The Last Year

I haven't talked much about what is going on in my life. Things are hard at times however I have been so blessed. I moved over a year ago and have been working on a new campus. I was feeling it was time for me to grow as a professional and as a person. Though I loved the campus I was teaching on and I didn't dislike where I was living, I felt that I was guided to move to another area. I did not understand all the reason why at the time, however looking back I can see the wisdom of changing campuses and districts and moving to this area. I have not only progressed in my profession and I have also grown in my personal life.

This year I am taking a class at Rice University in STEM education for my campus. Though I still love everything about math, I have come to enjoy teaching science and I have seen a great improvement in my teaching of science because of the class I am taking at Rice. I have had a goal to write a grant for a few years and this year I am doing it. I have been working with my fifth grade team to write a grant for STEM education on our campus. It has been scary and exciting all at the same time. I have been learning many great things about stepping out of my comfort zone and becoming a better teaching professional and I have been learning a lot about writing. Writing is not my strength but I have amazing teaching partners that are so helpful and always find a professional way to put my ideas into words that make since and sound good.

My son is doing really good. Last year he had a hard year and I thought we were never going to make it through. I did a lot of praying and pondering and fasting last year to know what I could do to help him have a better year. I spoke to his teachers at least once a week and he made it through. It was a rough year. Coming up to this year I prayed to know what to do and I got this strong impression that I needed to make sure that I sit down with him for an hour every day to do his work with him and I have done that and it has made all the difference. I also told him if he is below a 70% he could have not screen time and that worked miracles.  He has kept his grades up and he has begun to enjoy school. So it has been such a better year. My son has also found some great friends in our ward that he can look up to and that are great examples to him and that I am very grateful for.

As for myself, I have come to find some wonderful friends that have been great examples to me and have helped me to be a better person. My life has calmed. The storms still come however I am able to handle them with more faith and with greater strength and ability. Which comes from stepping back and finding out who I am and what is most important in my life and by eliminating negative influences in my life. 

I haven't dated anyone in over a year and I haven't really put myself out there because I wanted to take the year to grow and figure things out. To be honest, dating is hard for me, I don't like it at all. Now that does not mean that I think men are horrible, I don't believe that at all, I know there are good single men, I just haven't found the right one for me. It is not because I do not want to be married or have a family, in fact that is one of my greatest desires. I am just don't like dating, it makes me uncomfortable, I feel like I am on an interview, which I am very bad at interviews. When it is time, the right person is going to come along and it is all going to work out.  I lost hope of that for awhile but I have that hope back.

I better go. I have not shared much in the last year, so I thought it would be nice to share a little of what I have been up to.