How can I say good-bye when it seems as though I just got started?
I view my experience in this class like climbing Mount Everest. I was reluctant at first, because it appeared to be too overwhelming and beyond my mental capacity. I made a decision to claim Read 600 as my mountain, and I began to climb it. It was a great rush to conquer this mountain that would take me into new hemispheres. I didn't know if I could adapt to the new mind sets that layed before me. I didn't know if I could comprehend them or use the new literacy tools adequately. Yet I did climb. I fell into some ditches and struggled a little but, I didn't give up. I called for help on my trusty e-mail to Dr. Dana she directed me back on the path.
I climbed some more trying desperately to catch up with the team. They were like a great cloud of witness to me calling (down) to me encouraging me to keep up the pace, and expecting me to accomplish the goal. I did manage to catch up and share my blogs, coming to class I got to hear the cheers in full blast. I know I must be some where close to the top... I can't believe, it's about over It just got started. I just got reunited with the team on the every body's blog page, and I am not afraid to experience new heights like web 2.0. I will climb to the top!!
I enjoyed this class through the tears and all. I am not going to say good-bye, I am going to keep blogging you all. Best wish to everybody. God Bless You
Thursday, April 26, 2007
My Lord! Calgon take me away!
I love being a mother,a grandmother, a teacher, a student, a financial manager in training, a mentor, a friend, and still a dreamer who strives to pursue dreams deferred and all those in between titles that go along with it, like, a chauffeur, a nurse, writer, researcher, a psychologist, a referee, and a saint with endless patience (I am working on this one). However, all of these roles can be quite challenging, especially if you are under the umbrella of single parenting, being an ex-wife (Oh yeah I belong to the first wives club), dealing with an ex and adding the title head of household.
This past week was indeed an action packed week. It's almost a blurr. I am so blessed that I am surrounded with friends who seek my support and have full confidence that I can be of help in some way. However, It seemed as though they all were in need at the same time including my children. My heart is always willing but my flesh was weak. I was and still am dog tired. It seemed that I was on the road or on the phone forever. Oh yeah, I do believe I was on vacation, but my children weren't. I tried in the midst of my outreach to be the ideal mom, by doing spring cleaning (I only accomplished one room- I can't find anything) and trying to prepared well balanced hearty meals before the children came home. Wow! I did have to pick up my daughter and her 5 friends from school and drive to every corner of the town to drop them off. (I didn't mind). All of last week merged into this week. There was a lot of stress because this week we had visitors at our school. New tasks were given, causing my days at work to be longer, I believe today is their last day. (I prayed real hard that the children would act like the stereotyped icons of the ideal students- Well some did- thank you God!) Wow! I feel better now that I got all that out. Now that I looked back, these two weeks weren't so bad. I survived the challenges and as I stopped to share it was just like smelling the roses. There were pockets of blessings in between, like a calgon bath.
This past week was indeed an action packed week. It's almost a blurr. I am so blessed that I am surrounded with friends who seek my support and have full confidence that I can be of help in some way. However, It seemed as though they all were in need at the same time including my children. My heart is always willing but my flesh was weak. I was and still am dog tired. It seemed that I was on the road or on the phone forever. Oh yeah, I do believe I was on vacation, but my children weren't. I tried in the midst of my outreach to be the ideal mom, by doing spring cleaning (I only accomplished one room- I can't find anything) and trying to prepared well balanced hearty meals before the children came home. Wow! I did have to pick up my daughter and her 5 friends from school and drive to every corner of the town to drop them off. (I didn't mind). All of last week merged into this week. There was a lot of stress because this week we had visitors at our school. New tasks were given, causing my days at work to be longer, I believe today is their last day. (I prayed real hard that the children would act like the stereotyped icons of the ideal students- Well some did- thank you God!) Wow! I feel better now that I got all that out. Now that I looked back, these two weeks weren't so bad. I survived the challenges and as I stopped to share it was just like smelling the roses. There were pockets of blessings in between, like a calgon bath.
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